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Speed sounds high! (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hie

'speed' is the definition.
(I know that speed can be written as hie)

'sounds high' is the wordplay.
'sounds' shows a homophone (sound like).
'high' is a homophone of 'HIE'.

(Other definitions for hie that I've seen before include "Go quickly (archaic)" , "Hasten" , "Make one's way quickly" , "make haste" , "Hurry" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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