Dash or run to be involved in the day victory came twice (5)
I believe the answer is:
verve
'dash' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'run to be involved in the day victory came twice' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'run' could be 'r' (cricket abbreviation) and 'r' is found in the answer.
'day' could be 'eve' (eve is a kind of day) and 'eve' is located in the remaining letters.
'victory' could be 'v' and 'v' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'or' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for verve that I've seen before include "Animation" , "Vitality" , "Life" , "Sparkling enthusiasm" , "Zest and exuberance" .)