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Fly from Athens, possibly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hasten

'fly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'athens possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'athens' anagrammed gives 'HASTEN'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hasten that I've seen before include "Speed up" , "Step up" , "Travel with expedition" , "Act or move fast" , "Hurry along" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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