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Race around the final hurdle some time in the interim (9)

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meanwhile

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'in the interim' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for meanwhile that I've seen before include "On the other hand" , "In the interim" , "For the moment" , "in intervening period" , "In the intervening time" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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