It's booked before getting caught (6)

I believe the answer is:

flight

(Other definitions for flight that I've seen before include "Stairs; escape" , "the vanquished may take?" , "Set of stairs" , "Exodus" , "Series of steps" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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