Ran away (4)
I believe the answer is:
fled
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ran away</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for fled that I've seen before include "Left the field" , "Ran or hurried away" , "Ran off in a hurry" , "Having run or hurried away" , "dashed off elsewhere" .)