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bdavies1508 | 21:18 Sat 02nd Feb 2013 | Crosswords
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9A Preliminary inspection made by engineer on damaged vehicle, say (5) R?C?E

Almost certainly RECCE, RE Royal Engineers, but we can't see why CCE (KEE) sounds like a damaged vehicle?

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recce sounds a bit like 'wreckie'.
21:21 Sat 02nd Feb 2013
recce
recce sounds a bit like 'wreckie'.
Not a good clue - if you delete 'by engineer' from it, the answer and the reason for it are just as good.
Recc - sounds like wreck + E (engineer)

Royal doesn't apply
recce is also a term specific to the engineering / civil engineering profession so the word 'engineer' could be regarded as part of the definition rather than the subsidiary

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