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Unfortunately scrap sort of automobile (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sports car

'automobile' is the definition.
(sports car is a kind of automobile)

'unfortunately scrap sort' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'scrap'+'sort'='scrapsort'
'scrapsort' with letters rearranged gives 'SPORTS-CAR'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sports car that I've seen before include "Lotus perhaps" , "One often with hood down" , "Low-slung two-seater" , "flashy motor" , "Racer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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