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Run slowly or the wrong way in a race (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trot

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'run slowly' is the definition.
'trot' can be an answer for 'run' (trotting is a kind of running). I'm unsure of the 'slowly' bit.

'or the wrong way in a race' is the wordplay.
'the wrong way' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'a race' becomes 'tt'.
'or' anagrammed gives 'ro'.
'ro' put into 'tt' is 'TROT'.

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(Other definitions for trot that I've seen before include "moderate movement" , "An elderly woman" , "Hurry along" , "Run (like a horse)" , "Red" .)

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