Flies the coop (7)
I believe the answer is:
escapes
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flies the coop</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for escapes that I've seen before include "Breaks free" , "Breaks out, gets away" , "breaks out,gets away" , "Flights" , "Evades" .)