Winter road-maintenance vehicle (7)

I believe the answer is:

gritter

(Other definitions for gritter that I've seen before include "Vehicle out on winter nights" , "Vehicle making winter roads less dangerous" , "Vehicle seen on the roads in wintery conditions" , "Vehicle making winter roads safer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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