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I believe the answer is:

rushes

(Other definitions for rushes that I've seen before include "Wetland plants" , "Hastens to get marsh grasses" , "Grasslike plants of wetlands" , "Hurries to the river grasses" , "Moves quickly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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