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Wife leans over in car (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wheels

'car' is the definition.
(wheels can informally mean a car)

'wife leans over' is the wordplay.
'wife' becomes 'w'.
'leans over' becomes 'heels' (to heel is to lean or tilt over).
'w'+'heels'='WHEELS'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for wheels that I've seen before include "turns round" , "Circular spoked frames" , "Circular frames with spokes" , "Spins on an axis" , "Vehicle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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