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Get times to arrive first (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

come by

'get' is the definition.
(I know that come by is a more specific form of the action get)

'times to arrive first' is the wordplay.
'times' becomes 'by' (both can mean 'multiplied by').
'to arrive' becomes 'come' ('come' can be a synonym of 'arrive').
'first' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'by' after 'come' is 'COME BY'.

(Other definitions for come by that I've seen before include "Obtain accidentally - visit informally" , "Manage to acquire" , "Encounter" , "Manage to obtain" , "Find" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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