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Wear out the wheel cover I hear? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tire

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'wear out' is the definition.
(I know that wear out can be written as tire)

'the wheel cover i hear?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'i' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 're' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for tire that I've seen before include "Wear out" , "Grow weary of rithe" , "Feel in need of rest" , "Become fatigued" , "Become exhausted" .)

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