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Vehicle that may confound or trap Al C? (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patrol car

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

'that may confound or trap al c?' is the wordplay.
'that may confound' is an anagram indicator.
'or'+'trap'+'al'+'c'='ortrapalc'
'ortrapalc' anagrammed gives 'PATROL CAR'.

(Other definitions for patrol car that I've seen before include "Police vehicle" , "Panda, maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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