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Owns a number - so hurry! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hasten

'hurry' is the definition.
(I know that hurry can be written as hasten)

'owns a number' is the wordplay.
'owns' becomes 'has' ('have' can be a synonym of 'own').
'a number' becomes 'ten' (ten is a number).
'has'+'ten'='HASTEN'

'so' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hasten that I've seen before include "Be quick to do something" , "Travel with expedition" , "Athens (anag.)" , "Step up" , "Make faster" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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