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A number remains -- so hurry! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dash

'hurry' is the definition.
(dashing is a kind of hurrying)

'a number remains' is the wordplay.
'a number' becomes 'd' (D is an example**).
'remains' becomes 'ash' (I've seen this before).
'd'+'ash'='DASH'

'so' is the link.

(Other definitions for dash that I've seen before include "Stroke < > to frustrate" , "DOG" , "Smash - bother! - make a run for it" , "Run hurriedly; hyphen" , "Kill off (hopes)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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