Cryptic crossword clue
Occasionally mess with stripped-out engines around rubbish cars 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ESTATES

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The straight part
We know that "cars" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cars = estates.
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 ESTATES mean?

ESTATES noun
  1. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
  2. State; condition.
  3. Status, rank.
  4. The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.
  5. A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.
  6. A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm).
  7. The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
  8. An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
  9. The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
  10. (sometimes derogatory) A housing estate.
  11. A station wagon; a car with a tailgate (or liftgate) and storage space to the rear of the seating which is coterminous with the passenger compartment (and often extensible into that compartment via folding or removable seating).
  12. The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.

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