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Make some kind of table decoration? Get away (2,1,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

do a runner

'get away' is the definition.
(to do a runner is to run away)

'make some kind of table decoration?' is the wordplay.
'make' becomes 'do' (synonyms).
'some kind of' becomes 'a' (eg 'some kind of cat' could mean 'a cat').
'table decoration?' becomes 'runner' (type of fabric covering for a table).
'do'+'a'+'runner'='DO A RUNNER'

(Other definitions for do a runner that I've seen before include "Zambezi cataract" , "Nun adorer may escape on the trot" , "Scarper (informal)" , "Scarper (without paying?)" , "Avoid paying" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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