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Moving rapidly, or stuck when grabbed by foot (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fast

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'moving rapidly or stuck' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'when grabbed by foot' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'grabbed by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are grabbed inside).
'foot' becomes 'ft' (synonyms).
'as' inserted inside 'ft' is 'FAST'.

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(Other definitions for fast that I've seen before include "Don't scoff" , "Unlikely to run" , "eg Ramadan; speedy" , "Maybe bound to spot" , "Abstain from food/drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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