The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word COUPE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result COUPE
- Manage to snaffle last of tiramisu for dessert
- Clever move, getting last of chocolate ice-cream dessert
- Manage to secure superior type of vehicle
- Twosome, left to go away in car
- Sporty conveyance; sound surprised over remuneration
- Car from Triumph, last of range
- What it contains I disposed of – nothing amiss therein!
- Manage to bag posh car
- Car to handle well going round a bend
- Manage without posh car
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The straight part
We know that "Car" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case car = coupe.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.
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What does COUPE mean?
COUPE noun- An ice cream dessert; the glass it is served in.
- A car with two doors (variant of coupé).
- An area of forest where harvesting of wood is planned or has taken place.