What does the cryptic crossword clue "With the female coming in, the old man made haste (6)" mean?

The definition is "made haste". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). SHE (synonym="the female") in DAD (synonym="the old man") = DASHED; definition: "made haste" The answer is DASHED.

With the female coming in, the old man made haste (6)

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