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Swerve motor, even losing velocity (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

careen

'swerve' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'motor even losing velocity' is the wordplay.
'motor' becomes 'car' (I've seen this before).
'losing' is a deletion indicator.
'velocity' becomes 'v'.
'even' with 'v' removed is 'een'.
'car'+'een'='CAREEN'

(Other definitions for careen that I've seen before include "Tilt to one side" , "Turn" , "List, heel over to one side" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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