The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BUGATTI
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More clues leading to the result BUGATTI
- Car manufacturer’s obsession with endless space up top
- Error diminished old Greek car manufacturer
- Italian car designer upset at odd bits of trim
- Sports car craze? Attending this regularly
- Instal surveillance on unfinished upper room and car
- a Up to no good adjusting rear, after something that will irritate car man
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Italian car designer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case italian car designer = bugatti.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.