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Unusual demo car men seize (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

commandeer

'seize' is the definition.
(I know that commandeer is a more specific form of the action seize)

'unusual demo car men' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates anagramming the letters.
'demo'+'car'+'men'='democarmen'
'democarmen' anagrammed gives 'COMMANDEER'.

(Other definitions for commandeer that I've seen before include "Take by force" , "Take control of for military use" , "requisition" , "Take control of for military purposes" , "Appropriate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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