A man without record, swallows hastily (5)

I believe the answer is:

gulps

'swallows hastily' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a man without record' is the wordplay.
'a man' becomes 'gus' ().
'without' indicates putting letters inside ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'record' becomes 'L-P' (abbreviation for long play record).
'gus' placed around 'lp' is 'GULPS'.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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