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Gallant in a hurry (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dashing

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'gallant' is the definition.
(I know that gallant can be written as dashing)

'hurry' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'hurry' could be 'dash' (dash is a kind of hurry) and 'dash' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dashing that I've seen before include "sprinter's talent?" , "Stylish, adventurous" , "as blade might be" , "Frustrating; debonair" , "Swashbuckling" .)

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