Rushing off, the ingrate! (7)

I believe the answer is:

tearing

'rushing' is the definition.
(tearing is a kind of rushing)

'off the ingrate' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'ingrate' anagrammed gives 'TEARING'.

(Other definitions for tearing that I've seen before include "violent" , "Granite (anag.)" , "'Pulling apart, ripping (7)'" , "splitting" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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