The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TROLLEYBUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TROLLEYBUS
- Playing role subtly, one moves the masses
- Advance so far up, welcoming spin in vehicle
- Belly upset in bumpy tours made by vehicle
- Store bully managed to take customers for a ride
- Old transporter‘s role subtly changed
- Buy or sell dilapidated model of car before getting tram
- You may be moved by this role subtly cast
- Tours belly dancing via public conveyance
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The straight part
We know that "to take customers for a ride /to take customers for a ride" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to take customers for a ride /to take customers for a ride = trolleybus.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 TROLLEYBUS mean?
TROLLEYBUS noun- A bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks