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Was left to ride in the convertible (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inherited

'was left' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ride in the convertible' is the wordplay.
'convertible' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ride'+'in'+'the'='rideinthe'
'rideinthe' anagrammed gives 'INHERITED'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for inherited that I've seen before include "handed down" , "Came into" , "Received from forebears" , "Was left" , "Received from an ancestor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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