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Run carelessly after slap (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dash

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'run carelessly' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for dash that I've seen before include "- - ; panache" , "Stroke < > to frustrate" , "quite mild oath" , "Run hurriedly; hyphen" , "hasty journey" .)

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