The man with the funny ears in the vehicle (6)
I believe the answer is:
hearse
'vehicle' is the definition.
(hearse is a kind of vehicle)
'the man with the funny ears' is the wordplay.
'the man' becomes 'he' (**).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'the funny' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ears' with letters rearranged gives 'arse'.
'he'+'arse'='HEARSE'
'in the' is the link.
(Other definitions for hearse that I've seen before include "Vehicle for one's last journey" , "Vehicle to carry a coffin" , "final vehicle?" , "Undertaker's car" , "Vehicle for carrying a coffin" .)