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Sprinter once over depression finds secluded place (8)

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I believe the answer is:

bolthole

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'depression finds secluded place' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'sprinter once' is the wordplay.
'sprinter' becomes 'Bolt' (runner Usain Bolt).
'once' becomes 'hole' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bolt'+'hole'='BOLTHOLE'

'over' acts as a link.

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