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Ran with Del Boy, perhaps, almost getting diamonds (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trotted

'ran' is the definition.
(trotting is a kind of running)

'del boy perhaps almost getting diamonds' is the wordplay.
'del boy perhaps' becomes 'trotter' (as in Del Boy Trotter from Only Fools and Horses).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'diamonds' becomes 'd' (abbreviation in bridge say).
'trotter' with its last letter removed is 'trotte'.
'trotte'+'d'='TROTTED'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for trotted that I've seen before include "Moved at fairly fast gait" , "Scampered" , "moved at a fair pace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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