The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SLED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SLED
- Vehicle in snow taken the wrong way — motorway to be avoided
- Toboggan went first following start of snowstorm
- Goods vehicle belonging to a Trotter turned over
- Light source attached to heel of glass slipper?
- Son was first to get a toboggan
- Vehicle is guided – one lost
- With onset of snow, blazed a trail on this?
- Bob wrongly directed to turn off motorway
- Vehicle was first after starting second
- 13 vehicle that’s out of refined diesel
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What does SLED mean?
SLED noun- A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills. (A "sled" in this sense is not pulled by an animal as a "sleigh" is.)
- A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice. (contrast "sleigh", which is larger)
- A snowmobile.
- To ride a sled.
- To convey on a sled.