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Sped up series as contracted (6)

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I believe the answer is:

narrow

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'contracted' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'sped up series' is the wordplay.
'sped' becomes 'ran' (running is a kind of speeding).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'series' becomes 'row' (I've seen this before).
'ran' written backwards gives 'nar'.
'nar'+'row'='NARROW'

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for narrow that I've seen before include "Restricted - intolerant" , "Short of breadth" , "Keen" , "Strait, not broad" , "Strait, not wide" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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