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Stock market purchases of endless fast runners (6)

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I believe the answer is:

shares

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'endless fast runners' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'stock market purchases' is the wordplay.
'stock' becomes 'share' (share is a kind of stock).
'market purchases' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'share'+'s'='SHARES'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for shares that I've seen before include "Distributes, gives portions to others" , "Carves up" , "Possesses in common" , "Portions divided among a number" , "investments" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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