The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 letter word SCOUT CAR
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More clues leading to the result SCOUT CAR
- Reconnaissance vehicle out cold in evidence of battle
- Caught out in rocky place in reconnaissance vehicle
- Polish guards behave adversely investigating vehicle
- Reconnaissance vehicle in search involving wild cat
- Court case mostly involved military vehicle
- In which survey occurs @ random?
- Automobile chasing lookout: a recce vehicle
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "a recce vehicle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a recce vehicle = scout car.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.