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Negative feeling surrounding small expedition (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

haste

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'expedition' is the definition.
(expedition is expediting, doing something quickly)

'negative feeling surrounding small' is the wordplay.
'negative feeling' becomes 'hate' (hate is a kind of feeling. I am not sure about the 'negative' bit.).
'surrounding' indicates putting letters inside.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'hate' placed around 's' is 'HASTE'.

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(Other definitions for haste that I've seen before include "''More . . . . ., less speed'' (5)" , "Hurry, urgency" , "Speed, hurry" , "Rushing (but with less speed?)" , "''Marry in . . . . ., repent at leisure''" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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