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Go ahead and do creep about (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

proceed

'go ahead' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'do creep about' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'do'+'creep'='docreep'
'docreep' anagrammed gives 'PROCEED'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for proceed that I've seen before include "Follow a certain course" , "Move forward" , "Go forward" , "Continue; advance" , "Continue, carry on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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