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Vehicle always needed for job (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

career

'job' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'vehicle always needed' is the wordplay.
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'always' becomes 'eer' (poetic way of saying ever).
'needed' says to put letters next to each other.
'car'+'eer'='CAREER'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for career that I've seen before include "Not intellectual" , "race" , "Whole of employment" , "Run; calling" , "Hurtle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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