Rush around Athens? (6)

I believe the answer is:

hasten

'rush' is the definition.
('hasten' can be a synonym of 'rush')

'around athens?' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'athens' is an anagram of 'HASTEN'.

(Other definitions for hasten that I've seen before include "race? - with 26a" , "Move quickly" , "Be quick to do something" , "Rush" , "Athens (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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