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One in road moved fast (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raced

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'moved fast' is the definition.
'raced' can be an answer for 'moved' (racing is a kind of moving). I'm unsure of the 'fast' bit.

'one in road' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'ace' (ace has a value of one in some card games).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'road' becomes 'rd' (abbreviation for road).
'ace' inserted into 'rd' is 'RACED'.

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(Other definitions for raced that I've seen before include "Went fast" , "Sped" , "Rushed" , "Went quickly round" , "bolted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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