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Runs against one in sprint (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

race

'sprint' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'runs against one' is the wordplay.
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'against' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'ace' ('ace' can be a synonym of 'one').
'r'+'ace'='RACE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for race that I've seen before include "Run, dash" , "Stock" , "Run swiftly" , "Run quickly" , "Career - people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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