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Hurry; he'll be round about one (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hie

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'hurry' is the definition.
('hie' can be a synonym of 'hurry')

'he'll be round about one' is the wordplay.
'he'll' becomes 'eh' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'be round' is a reversal indicator.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'eh' reversed gives 'he'.
'he' placed around 'i' is 'HIE'.

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

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