Hurry to pull out the plug? (7)

I believe the answer is:

scuttle

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'hurry' is the definition.
(I know that pelt is the is a more specific form of the action of scuttle.)

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(Other definitions for scuttle that I've seen before include "Sink with cutlets" , "Move hurriedly" , "Ruin" , "receptacle for nuts" , "fuel container" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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