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Is bound to have a net return if you hurry (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hasten

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'you hurry' is the definition.
'hasten' can be an answer for 'hurry' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'you' bit.

'is bound to have a net return' is the wordplay.
'is bound to' becomes 'has' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'have' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'return' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'net' back-to-front is 'ten'.
'has'+'ten'='HASTEN'

'if' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hasten that I've seen before include "Move quickly" , "Make faster" , "Hurry up in old-fashioned way" , "Act or move fast" , "Athens (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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