In 1953, the Supermarine ____ aptly set a world air speed record (5)
I believe the answer is:
swift
'in' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for swift that I've seen before include "wit?" , "Rapid - writer - bird" , "Racy" , "Quick - writer" , "Quick-moving" .)