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Ran back with speed to tell a tale (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

narrate

'tell a tale' is the definition.

'ran back with speed' is the wordplay.
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'speed' becomes 'rate' (rate is a kind of speed).
'ran' reversed gives 'nar'.
'nar'+'rate'='NARRATE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for narrate that I've seen before include "tell tales" , "recount events" , "Give (film) commentary" , "Relate - portray" , "Rare ant (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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