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Happening immediately, some run-ins tantalise (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

instant

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'happening immediately' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ins tantalise' is the wordplay.
'tantalise' becomes 'tant' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ins'+'tant'='INSTANT'

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(Other definitions for instant that I've seen before include "Jiffy" , "Sudden; moment" , "Fast, flash" , "Happening immediately" , "Split second" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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