Vehicles going head-to-head to secure a game (8)
I believe the answer is:
baccarat
'a game' is the definition.
(I know that baccarat is a type of card game)
'vehicles going head-to-head' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'to-head' could be 't' (head letter of 'to-') and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'baccara' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to secure' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for baccarat that I've seen before include "Card game in which players bet against the banker" , "A gambling card game in casinos" , "Casino card game" , "French card game" , "Casino card-game" .)