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Weird caring about a royal's fast vehicle (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

racing car

'vehicle' is the definition.
(I know that racing car is a car classification)

'weird caring about a royal's' is the wordplay.
'weird' indicates an anagram.
'about' becomes 'ca' (circa).
'a royal' becomes 'R' (common abbreviation e.g. RM - Royal Marine).
'caring' with letters rearranged gives 'racing'.
'racing'+'ca'+'r'='RACING-CAR'

'fast' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for racing car that I've seen before include "Vehicle designed for speed" , "Sports vehicle" , "Ferrari, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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