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Victoria’s vehicle adorable with roof off (3)

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I believe the answer is:

ute

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'victoria's vehicle' is the definition.
'ute' can be an answer for 'vehicle' (Australian abbreviation for utility vehicle). I am not certain of the 'victoria's' bit.

'adorable with roof off' is the wordplay.
'adorable' becomes 'cute' (both can mean lovable).
'with roof off' means to remove the first letter (roof means the letter at the top).
'cute' with its initial letter removed is 'UTE'.

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(Another definition for ute that I've seen is " Aussie truck".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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