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Run past with energy (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bye

'run' is the definition.
(type of cricket run)

'past with energy' is the wordplay.
'past' becomes 'by' (as in years gone by).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mcy).
'by'+'e'='BYE'

(Other definitions for bye that I've seen before include "Cricketing extra" , "See you" , "Cheerio" , "Get one to advance to the next round without playing an opponent" , "Extra run; farewell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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