Satirist set out to be most quick (8)
I believe the answer is:
swiftest
'most quick' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are superlative adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'satirist set out' is the wordplay.
'satirist' becomes 'swift' (Jonathan Swift).
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'set' anagrammed gives 'est'.
'swift'+'est'='SWIFTEST'
'to be' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for swiftest that I've seen before include "Most prompt" , "Fastest" , "first to finish" , "Most rapid" , "Quickest" .)