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Can make one act straightaway (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at once

'straightaway' is the definition.
(both can mean immediately)

'can make one act' is the wordplay.
'can make' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'one'+'act'='oneact'
'oneact' with letters rearranged gives 'AT ONCE'.

(Other definitions for at once that I've seen before include "without pause" , "A no etc (anag)" , "Immediately, this instant" , "Right now, this instant" , "Instantly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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