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Country lass with uniform gets measure of speed to lollop along (7)

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I believe the answer is:

galumph

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'speed to lollop along' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'country lass with uniform gets measure' is the wordplay.
'country lass' becomes 'gal' (I've seen this in another clue).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'uniform' becomes 'U' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'gets measure' becomes 'mph' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'gal'+'u'+'mph'='GALUMPH'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for galumph that I've seen before include "Bound so excitedly" , "Stride exultantly" , "Leap about clumsily" , "proceed awkwardly" , "move inelegantly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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