The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ABSCONDED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ABSCONDED
- Fled back, lacking energy, inside a place for retirement
- Did a runner collapse to bad second?
- Out of energy, the moment placed in a cot was off
- Sleeping around, non-European supporter took French leave
- Sailor temporarily assigneddid a bunk
- Free cod ends after sailor vanished
- A second prisoner departs, having stuffed sack and escaped
- Did a bunk or a bed containing second prisoner start to disintegrate?
- Sailor backed proposal to cut energy and ran off
- Sailor transferred having dropped ecstasy and gone AWOL
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The straight part
We know that "did a bunk" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case did a bunk = absconded.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 ABSCONDED mean?
ABSCONDED 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.