Racketeer pilots a new car in reverse (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
rafa nadal
'racketeer pilots a new car in reverse' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'pilots a new car in reverse' is the wordplay.
'pilots' becomes 'RAF' (Royal Air Force).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'car' becomes 'Lada' (Soviet Union car brand).
'in reverse' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'lada' written backwards gives 'adal'.
'raf'+'a'+'n'+'adal'='RAFA NADAL'
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