A vehicle I had, very stable (5)

I believe the answer is:

rigid

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'stable' is the definition.
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'a vehicle i had very' is the wordplay.
'a vehicle' becomes 'rig' (rig is a kind of vehicle).
'had very' becomes 'd' (in contractions e.g. 'I'd', 'you'd' etc. I am not sure about the 'very' bit.).
'rig'+'i'+'d'='RIGID'

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(Other definitions for rigid that I've seen before include "Stiff, unyielding" , "Hard" , "starched too much?" , "Firmly fixed" , "strict" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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