Accelerates (6,2)

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speeds up

'accelerates' is the definition.
('speed up' can be a synonym of 'accelerate')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for speeds up that I've seen before include "Accelerates" , "Gets faster" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.

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