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Arrested perhaps and recovered car parts (8)

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I believe the answer is:

retreads

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'recovered car parts' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'arrested perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'arrested' anagrammed gives 'RETREADS'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for retreads that I've seen before include "They gain fresh employment" , "Serrated like remoulded tyres" , "Serrated like tyres restored for use" , "recovered tyres" , "Arrested over resurfaced tyres" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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