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Abruptly soon (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shortly

This clue is a double definition.

'abruptly' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'soon' is the second definition.
('shortly' can be a synonym of 'soon')

(Other definitions for shortly that I've seen before include "In a jiffy" , "Soon; sharply" , "Soon: in an abbreviated manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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