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Fan wants victory immediately (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

winnow

'fan' is the definition.
(winnowing is a kind of fanning)

'victory immediately' is the wordplay.
'victory' becomes 'win' (I've seen this before).
'immediately' becomes 'now' (I've seen this before).
'win'+'now'='WINNOW'

'wants' is the link.

(Other definitions for winnow that I've seen before include "Dehusk grain using air currents" , "Blow air through (grain) to remove chaff" , "Sift out" , "Separate the wheat from the chaff" , "Separate chaff from grain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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