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Vehicle for a clubman out East (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ambulance

'vehicle' is the definition.
(ambulance is a kind of vehicle)

'a clubman out east' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'clubman' with letters rearranged gives 'mbulanc'.
'a'+'mbulanc'+'e'='AMBULANCE'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ambulance that I've seen before include "Transport for the sick" , "one heading to hospital?" , "Vehicle for carrying the sick" , "It will bring you to hospital" , "Vehicle designed to carry the sick" .)

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