Continued to give the total in a rush (7)
I believe the answer is:
resumed
'continued' is the definition.
(resuming is a kind of continuing)
'the total in a rush' is the wordplay.
'the total' becomes 'sum' (synonyms).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a rush' becomes 'reed' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sum' going into 'reed' is 'RESUMED'.
'to give' is the link.
(Other definitions for resumed that I've seen before include "Carried on again" , "Once again picked up" , "Recommenced" , "Took up again" , "Continued after a pause" .)