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Go for the man protecting one (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hie

'go' is the definition.
(hiing is a kind of going)

'the man protecting one' is the wordplay.
'the man' becomes 'he'.
'protecting' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral**).
'he' placed around 'i' is 'HIE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hie that I've seen before include "make haste" , "Hurry" , "Be quick (lit.)" , "Hasten" , "Make one's way quickly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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