Beast getting a bit tough in the car? (6)
I believe the answer is:
cougar
'beast' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a bit tough in the car?' is the wordplay.
'a bit' becomes 'o' (resembles 0, a binary digit or bit).
'tough' becomes 'ug' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in the' indicates putting letters inside.
'o'+'ug'='oug'
'oug' going into 'car' is 'COUGAR'.
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cougar that I've seen before include "American wildcat, puma" , "Large American feline" , "Another name for puma" , "Big cat" , "North American mountain lion" .)