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Procedure for race with old clique (6,2,6)

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I believe the answer is:

course of action

'procedure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'race with old clique' is the wordplay.
'race' becomes 'course' (I've seen this before).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'clique' becomes 'faction' (faction is a kind of clique).
'course'+'o'+'faction'='COURSE OF ACTION'

'for' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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