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Shade
that’s
needed
to
get
vehicle
started,
some
say
(5)
Shade that’s needed to get vehicle started, some say (5)
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How the clue works
Start with Shade, which is the definition, since khaki is a colour. The rest asks what you need to get a vehicle started, and that's a car key. "Some say" flags a homophone, because in a non-rhotic accent (where the R in "car" goes silent) "car key" sounds just like KHAKI.