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In favour of not running quickly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pronto

'quickly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in favour of not running' is the wordplay.
'in favour of' becomes 'pro' (being pro a particular cause).
'running' is an anagram indicator (the letters run around to different places).
'not' with letters rearranged gives 'nto'.
'pro'+'nto'='PRONTO'

(Other definitions for pronto that I've seen before include "Double quick!" , "Right now, immediately" , "Quickly, amigo" , "Promptly, without delay" , "Right now, amigo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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