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Conveniently taking time out for run? Not quite (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nearly

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'not quite' is the definition.
(nearly can mean not quite or almost)

'conveniently taking time out for run?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'time' could be 'early' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'early' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'n' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for nearly that I've seen before include "Almost, well-nigh" , "Give out a bright light" , "Close" , "Almost, not quite" , "More or less" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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