### Clue: Brief affair involving English over old saloon (8)
### Answer: MAGNETTE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: old saloon
 "matter"(an affair;the subject of concern) **minus its last letter**(Brief …) **containing**(involving) **reversal of**(… over, in a down clue) ENG(abbrev. for "English").
Defn: … car made by MG.