Smoky Joe getting back in the car (5)
I believe the answer is:
cigar
'smoky joe getting back in the car' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'joe getting back in the car' is the wordplay.
'joe' becomes 'GI' (GI Joe).
'getting back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'gi' reversed gives 'ig'.
'ig' placed into 'car' is 'CIGAR'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cigar that I've seen before include "Havana, perhaps" , "Havana, say" , "A real smoke!" , "Cylinder of tobacco" , "Close, but no ___ !" .)