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Left-winger to run (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trot

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'left-winger' is the first definition.
(short for Trotskyite)

'run' is the second definition.
(trotting is a kind of running)

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for trot that I've seen before include "moderate movement" , "A slowish run, perhaps by horse" , "Run at moderate pace" , "Fairly fast pace of a horse" , "Go at steady pace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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