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Run gently from damaged pole (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lope

'run gently' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'damaged pole' is the wordplay.
'damaged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pole' is an anagram of 'LOPE'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lope that I've seen before include "Run boundingly" , "Slow pace" , "Run with long strides using pole" , "Canter" , "Move with a long bounding stride" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Sun.
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