The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ABSCONDS
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More clues leading to the result ABSCONDS
- Muscle vacuous: dangerous second prisoner held, escapes
- Bolts sailors do on empty decks
- Does a runner’s muscle lose energy in moments?
- Leaves sailor and helpers without a trace of emotion
- Ill-treated scab nods & flees
- Associate facing Supreme Court breaks promises and runs away
- Sailor on ship carrying criminal duke runs away
- Bacon's ruined; disheartened, Dolores runs away to hide
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The straight part
We know that "runs away" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case runs away = absconds.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 ABSCONDS mean?
ABSCONDS verb- To flee, often secretly; to steal away, particularly to avoid arrest or prosecution.
- To withdraw from.
- To evade, to hide or flee from.
- To conceal; to take away.
- To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.