The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CABRIOLET
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CABRIOLET
- Vehicle allowed to follow taxi by the river
- Accountant with vivacity allowed in carriage
- Wreckage of boat, relic that’s convertible
- Showing vivacity, the French have whip round for sports car
- Convertible article, bolt only half screwed up
- Convertible taxi hired to take in the city
- Carbon rail to be prepared for carriage
- Sailor in cold port hired car
- Vehicle caught by sailor going to port, allowed to go on afterwards
- Oomph in something like rented vehicle
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The straight part
We know that "Convertible" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case convertible = cabriolet.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 CABRIOLET mean?
CABRIOLET noun- An automobile with a retractable top.
- A light two- or four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse.