The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word FLAT OUT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FLAT OUT
- As quickly as possible, lying down
- Even unacceptable at top speed
- Florida salesman using every effort
- Very quickly shattered
- Home and away, using every effort
- In Florida, a solicitor’s using every effort
- Nuisance for driver revealed at top speed
- Ignore rules going round a kind of junction as fast as possible
- Going at full speed — or lying prone on the ground
- Lbw, say, hitting pad at high speed
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What does FLAT OUT mean?
FLAT OUT adjective- Complete, total, downright.
- Very busy.
- Lazy, sleeping.
- At top speed.
- Bluntly, no holds barred, totally, outright.