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Wonder as driving club carries quite a distance (7)

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I believe the answer is:

miracle

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'wonder' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'driving club carries quite a distance' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'club' could be 'rac' (short for Royal Automobile Club) and 'rac' is found in the answer.
'distance' could be 'mil' (I have seen 'tiny distance' mean 'mil' so perhaps 'distance' could also mean 'mil') and 'mil' is found within the leftover letters.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for miracle that I've seen before include "astonishing feat" , "Amazing or unexplained occurrence" , "Remarkable occurrence" , "Reclaim (anag) - supernatural act" , "Supernatural occurrence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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