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Act slowly and prevaricate; intially not what this demanded (4)

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asap

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(Other definitions for asap that I've seen before include "Notation or acronym meaning without avoidable delay" , "As soon as you can, initially" , "At one's earliest convenience" , "Notation for as quickly as you can" , "Notation-acronym meaning without delay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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