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Quick words to music biddy regularly missed (5)

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rapid

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'quick' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'music biddy regularly missed' is the wordplay.
'music' becomes 'rap' (musical genre).
'regularly missed' indicates alternate letters (letters removed at regular intervals).
The alternating letters of 'biddy' are 'id'.
'rap'+'id'='RAPID'

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(Other definitions for rapid that I've seen before include "Speedy (5)" , "haste" , "Quickly accomplished" , "Zippy" , "moving fast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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