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Terrier frolicking in car (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cairn

'terrier' is the definition.
(I know that cairn is a type of terrier)

'frolicking in car' is the wordplay.
'frolicking' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'car'='incar'
'incar' with letters rearranged gives 'CAIRN'.

(Other definitions for cairn that I've seen before include "Stone-pile landmark" , "Man" , "Terrier - mound of stones" , "Rocky pile" , "Stones piled up as a marker" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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