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A test one gets on with, for progress (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

motion

'for progress' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a test one gets on' is the wordplay.
'a test' becomes 'MOT' (as in an MOT test for a vehicle).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mot'+'i'+'on'='MOTION'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for motion that I've seen before include "Formal proposal for debate" , "That's debatable" , "Moving - proposal" , "Proposal to be voted on" , "inducing nausea in some travellers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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