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Starts to take in folder in auto? (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jump seat

'folder in auto?' is the definition.
(a seat which folds back in an automobile)

'starts to take' is the wordplay.
'starts' becomes 'jumps' (to start can mean to jump at a sudden shock).
'to take' becomes 'eat' (eat can mean to take in food).
'jumps'+'eat'='JUMP-SEAT'

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for jump seat that I've seen is " Movable place to sit in car or plane".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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