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Vehicle securing parking, current Ford model (5)

Ross

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capri

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'ford model' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'vehicle securing parking current' is the wordplay.
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'securing' is an insertion indicator.
'parking' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'current' becomes 'I' (symbol for electric current).
'car' going around 'p' is 'capr'.
'capr'+'i'='CAPRI'

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(Other definitions for capri that I've seen before include "Tourist destination" , "I carp about the island" , "Island in the Gulf of Naples" , "Mediterranean island" , "Italian isle" .)

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