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He and I arrange to hasten forth (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hie

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'hasten forth' is the definition.
'hie' can be an answer for 'hasten' (synonyms). I'm unsure of the 'forth' bit.

'he and i arrange' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'arrange' indicates anagramming the letters.
'he' after 'i' is 'ihe'.
'ihe' anagrammed gives 'HIE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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