The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 14: Fans go wild, races are won, over in under ten seconds

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A clue to ASTER (Printer’s Devilry).
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.aster is inserted between two words in the devilled version but I enjoyed this one nonetheless.
2.Novel wording but surface reading stretching it a bit in both versions.
3.What's the relevance of ten seconds?