ACR MUST MAKE GAR DUE TO ACFT ON RWY ON TKOF ROLL.

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WHILE DEPARTING CLE; INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF ACTIVE RWY. ACFT READ BACK CLRNC AND HELD. CLRED ON TO RWY FOR POS AND HOLD. READ BACK CLRNC AND HELD ON RWY. COMPLETED BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST DOWN TO 'WHEN CLRED FOR TKOF' ITEMS. CLRED FOR TKOF WITH TFC RPTED ON FINAL INSIDE OF 3 MI. COMPLETED BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. APPLIED PWR. WAITED FOR ENGS TO SPOOL UP AND COMMENCED TKOF ROLL. WHILE ON TKOF ROLL; ACR ACFT ON SHORT FINAL ASKED TWR IF HE WAS CLRED TO LAND. I BELIEVE TWR RESPONDED THAT ACFT ON RWY WAS ROLLING. ACR WAS NOT GIVEN A LNDG CLRNC. THE ACR AIRCREW CALLED FOR LNDG CLRNC APPROX 4-5 TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE FROM TWR. AS WE REACHED VR AND BEGAN ROTATION; TWR INSTRUCTED ACR FLT TO GAR. TWR THEN AMENDED OUR DEP INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID A CONFLICT. POSSIBLY COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS IF OUR ACFT WAS HELD SHORT AND THEN GIVEN CLRNC FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF VICE THE POS AND HOLD WITH THE WAIT. ONCE THE ACFT IS STOPPED ON THE RWY; IT TAKES A WHILE LONGER FOR THE ACFT ENGS TO SPOOL UP AND GET A HVY ACFT ROLLING.