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Be in a hurry to use a punctuation mark (4)

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I believe the answer is:

dash

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This clue might be a double definition.

'be in a hurry' is the first definition.
'dash' can be an answer for 'hurry' (dash is a kind of hurry). I am unsure of the 'be in a' bit.

'a punctuation mark' is the second definition.
(dash is a kind of punctuation mark)

'to use' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for dash that I've seen before include "rats" , "Hurry; hyphen" , "Hasten; hyphen" , "Hyphen; race" , "Small amount -- move fast" .)

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