American car on right is one to avoid (6)
I believe the answer is:
dodger
'one to avoid' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'american car on right' is the wordplay.
'american car' becomes 'dodge' (US car manufacturer).
'on' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'dodge'+'r'='DODGER'
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dodger that I've seen before include "Oliver is the artful one" , "Roger, possibly" , "The Artful . . . . . . was Oliver Twist's friend" , "Artful Dickens character" , "Oliver's pal was an Artful one" .)