SUV alternative? Crossword Clue

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SUV alternative? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
2. a closed litter for one passenger

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ALTERNATIVE (adjective)
1. serving or used in place of another
2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
ALTERNATIVE (noun)
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
SUV (noun)
1. a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis

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