Sprinter with depression finds refuge (8)
I believe the answer is:
bolthole
'refuge' is the definition.
(a bolthole is a place to hide)
'sprinter with depression' is the wordplay.
'sprinter' becomes 'Bolt' (runner Usain Bolt).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'depression' becomes 'hole' (hole is a kind of depression).
'bolt'+'hole'='BOLTHOLE'
'finds' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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