### Clue: Punished American getting drugs out of back of German car (7)
### Answer: AMERCED 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Punished
 A(abbrev. for "American") **plus**(getting) "Es"(plural of abbreviated slang for the drug Ecstasy) **deleted from**(out of) **tail end of**(back of) "Mercedes"(… Benz, German car brand).
Defn: … with a fine, in legal jargon.