Wear out the wheel cover I hear? (4)
I believe the answer is:
tire
'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...
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)