Rushing around makes Irish leaders hungry (8)

I believe the answer is:

hurrying

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

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for hurrying that I've seen before include "Hastening, rushing" , "Moving with haste" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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