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Runs excellent sprint (4)

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I believe the answer is:

race

'sprint' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'runs excellent' is the wordplay.
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'excellent' becomes 'ace' (I've seen this before).
'r'+'ace'='RACE'

(Other definitions for race that I've seen before include "Participate in speed contest" , "Speed competition" , "Career - people" , "Rapid current" , "Contest; zoom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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