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The old model made by Ford even now (3)

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yet

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'even now' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'the old model made by' is the wordplay.
'the old' becomes 'ye' (resembles a historical spelling of 'the').
'model' becomes 'T' (Ford Model T car).
'made by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (letters written or made by another set of letters).
'ye'+'t'='YET'

'ford' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for yet that I've seen before include "Still; nevertheless" , "Still, even" , "Though; still" , "Up till now" , "Up to this time and continuing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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