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Go on - get it! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

farther

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'go' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

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(Other definitions for farther that I've seen before include "More distant" , "longer" , "Beyond; her raft (anag)" , "Over a greater distance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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