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Great weight? Gold in detachable car cover? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tonneau

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'car cover?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'great weight? gold' is the wordplay.
'great weight?' becomes 'tonne' (I've seen this before).
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'tonne'+'au'='TONNEAU'

'in detachable' is the link.
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(Other definitions for tonneau that I've seen before include "car's back seat" , "cover for motorist" , "vintage car part" , "Seat cover" , "Part of open car behind front seats" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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