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Bolt joined with pins and needles temporarily (10)

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I believe the answer is:

fleetingly

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'bolt' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for fleetingly that I've seen before include "for a short time" , "for a brief moment" , "momentarily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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