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Rift with folk crashing robust vehicle (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forklift

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'robust vehicle' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'rift with folk crashing' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'crashing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rift'+'folk'='riftfolk'
'riftfolk' with letters rearranged gives 'FORKLIFT'.

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(Other definitions for forklift that I've seen before include "Truck for carrying loads in warehouse" , "Truck with mechanism to pick up loads" , "Small load-lifter" , "Truck for stacking goods" , "Truck for raising loads" .)

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