Terribly fast bee — certainly a winner (4,3)

I believe the answer is:

safe bet

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'certainly a winner' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'terribly fast bee' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'fast'+'bee'='fastbee'
'fastbee' is an anagram of 'SAFE BET'.

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(Another definition for safe bet that I've seen is " Risk-free risk?".)

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