The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word HOVERCRAFT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HOVERCRAFT
- This travels on water: for the car, very different
- One going around sporting a puffy skirt when husband finished work
- East Sussex resident maybe caught aquatic transport – and another type
- With ultimate skill, collecting finished vehicle
- Dam leading offcer left and caught rough boat to cushioned transport
- Roman Catholic in small boat off the Sussex coast? Speedy vessel
- Complete skill shown by hospital transport vehicle
- Low flying airplane to haul catholic to service on time
- Amphibian in Sussex coastal town church right at the back
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The straight part
We know that "transport vehicle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case transport vehicle = hovercraft.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 HOVERCRAFT mean?
HOVERCRAFT noun- A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.