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Went on the radio with opinion representing driver's need (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

road sense

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'need' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for road sense that I've seen before include "best practice" , "Driving schools teach this" , "Driver should display this" , "Driving skill" , "Driver's good judgment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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