Feature of car used in hasty retreat (4)

I believe the answer is:

tyre

'feature of car' is the definition.

'in hasty retreat' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'TYRE' is hidden in the letters of 'hasty retreat'.

'used' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tyre that I've seen before include "Rubber wheel casing" , "Old Phoenician port" , "subject to inflation" , "Pneumatic wheel cover" , "Wheel cover, may be tubeless" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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