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The sort of driver who may be ordered to take cabs! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

backseat

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'driver who may be ordered to take cabs' is the definition.
'backseat' can be an answer for 'driver' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the remainder of the definition.

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(Other definitions for backseat that I've seen before include "Secondary or inferior status" , "driving position - that's critical" .)

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