With him, a fast start would be a sheer accident (4)

I believe the answer is:

luke

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'with him a fast start would be a sheer accident' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for luke that I've seen before include "Gospel writer" , "One of the Apostles" , "Third NT book" , "Matthew, Mark, - - and John" , "One of the Gospels" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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