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Running right into relative — good (8)

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I believe the answer is:

coursing

'running' is the definition.
('course' can be a synonym of 'run')

'right into relative good' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'relative' becomes 'cousin' (cousin is a kind of relative).
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'r' put into 'cousin' is 'coursin'.
'coursin'+'g'='COURSING'

(Other definitions for coursing that I've seen before include "Running" , "it can be fatal for hares" , "illegal hunting?" , "blood sport" , "Hunting with dogs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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