The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word REAR LIGHT
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More clues leading to the result REAR LIGHT
- Nobleman put in correct lamp at the back
- Bring up easily portable car part
- Noble right hooks producing shiner
- Tory punched by nobleman gets a shiner
- Whereby vehicle may be seen on land, crossing river
- Correct to embrace nobleman – retrospectively this is illuminating
- Stuffed by nobleman, Conservative gets a shiner
- Back Red in production of larger hit
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