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Bombed fort vanished quickly (4,4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hand over fist

'quickly' is the definition.
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'bombed fort vanished' is the wordplay.
'bombed' is an anagram indicator.
'fort'+'vanished'='fortvanished'
'fortvanished' is an anagram of 'HAND OVER FIST'.

(Other definitions for hand over fist that I've seen before include "(Make, lose or spend money) very rapidly" , "(Gain) rapidly" , "With steady and rapid gain" , "In large amounts and swiftly" , "Rapid rate of money-making" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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