Stolen goods put back in vehicle (4)
I believe the answer is:
tool
'vehicle' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'stolen goods put back' is the wordplay.
'stolen goods' becomes 'loot' (items which have been looted).
'put back' is a reversal indicator.
'loot' backwards is 'TOOL'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for tool that I've seen before include "Person exploited" , "Utensil; implement" , "Pawn" , "Appliance" , "Maybe saw" .)