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Small vehicle to rent out is red (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scarlet

'is red' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'small vehicle to rent out' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'to rent out' becomes 'let' (I've seen this before).
's'+'car'+'let'='SCARLET'

(Other definitions for scarlet that I've seen before include "Fallen" , "Red colour of clarets" , "Vivid red" , "Bright red of clarets" , "Murderer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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