Insistency, haste (7)

I believe the answer is:

urgency

(Other definitions for urgency that I've seen before include "Pressing need" , "Drive, impulse" , "State of needing immediate action" , "Haste" , "Pressure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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