Move fast, like a British subject going round the job centre (5)
I believe the answer is:
scoot
'move fast' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'british subject going round the job centre' is the wordplay.
'british subject' becomes 'scot' (someone from Scotland).
'going round' is an insertion indicator (some letters go around others).
'centre' says to take the centre.
The central letter of 'job' is 'o'.
'scot' placed around 'o' is 'SCOOT'.
'like a' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scoot that I've seen before include "hightail it" , "Move with a rapid darting motion" , "hurry" , "Move rapidly" , "Skedaddle" .)