The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RUN-UP
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More clues leading to the result RUN-UP
- Endlessly regret joke about speed merchant’s approach
- Quickly make approach
- Manage at university — so don't ***-** debts?
- Buzzed after striking golf approach
- Hurriedly make an approach
- Quickly make approach
- Laid-back attempt at humour with original approach
- Hoist ladder at university
- Trip over in bowler’s approach
- Quickly make an approach
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What does RUN-UP mean?
RUN-UP noun- The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball
- The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum
- A period of time just before an important event.
- An increase in the value or amount of something