Cryptic crossword clue
Wife leans over car 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WHEELS

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The straight part
We know that "car" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case car = wheels.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WHEELS mean?

WHEELS noun
  1. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
  2. The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
  3. A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
  4. The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
  5. A wheelrim.
  6. A round portion of cheese.
  7. A Catherine wheel firework.
  8. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
  9. A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
  10. A recurring or cyclical course of events.
  11. A dollar.
  12. A crown coin; a "cartwheel".
WHEELS verb
  1. To roll along on wheels.
  2. To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
  3. To ride a bicycle or tricycle.
  4. To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
  5. To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
  6. To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
  7. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
WHEELS noun
  1. (by meronymy) An automobile or other vehicle; a set of wheels
  2. Well-developed thigh muscles.

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