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Forced clan to run at night (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nocturnal

'at night' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'forced clan to run' is the wordplay.
'forced' is an anagram indicator.
'clan'+'to'+'run'='clantorun'
'clantorun' with letters rearranged gives 'NOCTURNAL'.

(Other definitions for nocturnal that I've seen before include "going abroad furtively?" , "Appertaining to the night" , "Active at night" , "dark hours?" , "Like owls and badgers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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