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Vehicle, say, used in competition, reversing (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estate car

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'vehicle' is the definition.
(estate car is a kind of vehicle)

'say used in competition reversing' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'say' could be 'state' ('state' can be a synonym of 'say') and 'state' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for estate car that I've seen before include "Capacious vehicle" , "Vehicle for passengers with goods" , "Vehicle with five doors" , "Motor vehicle" , "Brake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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