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Figure the dope cut and ran (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loped

'ran' is the definition.
(loping is a kind of running)

'figure the dope cut' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'l' (I've seen this in other clues).
'cut' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dope' anagrammed gives 'oped'.
'l'+'oped'='LOPED'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for loped that I've seen before include "Ran easily" , "Walked with a long bounding stride" , "Ran with long strides" , "Walked with long strides" , "Made strides" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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