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Account being overdrawn had to move fast (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raced

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'account being overdrawn' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'had to move fast' is the wordplay.
'had' becomes 'd' (in contractions e.g. 'I'd', 'you'd' etc).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'move fast' becomes 'race' (I've seen this before).
'd' put after 'race' is 'RACED'.

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(Other definitions for raced that I've seen before include "went at speed" , "Travelled at speed" , "speeded" , "Rushed" , "Cedar (anag)" .)

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