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Time went off and ran (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trotted

'ran' is the definition.
(trotting is a kind of running)

'time went off' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'went off' becomes 'rotted'.
't'+'rotted'='TROTTED'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for trotted that I've seen before include "Scampered" , "moved at a fair pace" , "Moved at fairly fast gait" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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