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Rushed towards, again (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tore

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'rushed' is the definition.
(to tear around is to rush or run fast)

'towards again' is the wordplay.
'towards' becomes 'to' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'again' becomes 're' (prefix meaning 'again').
'to'+'re'='TORE'

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(Other definitions for tore that I've seen before include "Ran" , "Ripped; went quickly" , "Ripped; went fast" , "Ripped by rote" , "Pulled something apart forcefully" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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