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Quickly running past those (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

posthaste

'quickly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'running past those' is the wordplay.
'running' is an anagram indicator.
'past'+'those'='pastthose'
'pastthose' with letters rearranged gives 'POSTHASTE'.

(Other definitions for posthaste that I've seen before include "With particular speed" , "With great speed and urgency" , "With utmost speed -- to the pass (anag)" , "As quickly as possible" , "Like Bat out of Hell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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