The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 plus 7 letter word HELL FOR LEATHER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result HELL FOR LEATHER
- He will pop round border at great speed
- Anguish over boundary, reportedly hit very hard and at great speed
- Very quickly, nightmare affected Flora there
- Torment parent, embracing naughty role very quickly
- Agony over boundary reportedly hit very hard and extremely fast
- The man will have hectic father role quite fast
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The straight part
We know that "Very quickly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case very quickly = hell for leather.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HELL FOR LEATHER mean?
HELL FOR LEATHER adverb- As fast as possible; recklessly fast.