Individual copies sent up with speed (8)
I believe the answer is:
separate
'individual' is the definition.
'copies sent up with speed' is the wordplay.
'copies' becomes 'apes' ('ape' can be a synonym of 'copy').
'sent up' is a reversal indicator.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'speed' becomes 'rate' (rate is a kind of speed**).
'apes' written backwards gives 'sepa'.
'sepa'+'rate'='SEPARATE'
(Other definitions for separate that I've seen before include "Not joined or united with others" , "Set apart" , "solitary" , "Divided or detached" , "Divided -- distinct" .)