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Roll up, going, at first, round about part of a mile (7)

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I believe the answer is:

furlong

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'part of a mile' is the definition.
('furlong' is part of 'mile')

'roll up going at first round' is the wordplay.
'roll up' becomes 'furl' ('furl' can be a synonym of 'roll up').
'going at' becomes 'ng' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'first' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'ng' put after 'o' is 'ong'.
'furl'+'ong'='FURLONG'

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for furlong that I've seen before include "Imperial unit of length, an eighth of a mile" , "Measure of length" , "1/8th of a mile" , "One eighth of a mile" , "Measure of distance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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