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Big shot getting bowled out in haste (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

celerity

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'haste' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for celerity that I've seen before include "Pace" , "Haste" , "Dispatch" , "Swiftness of movement" , "Quickness" .)

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