Leave by air, fluttering (7)
I believe the answer is:
flyaway
'fluttering' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'leave by' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'fly' (flying is a kind of leaving).
'by' becomes 'away' (synonyms).
'fly'+'away'='FLYAWAY'
'air' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for flyaway that I've seen is " Escape by air".)
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