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Meet round side and do a runner (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flit

'do a runner' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'meet round side' is the wordplay.
'meet' becomes 'fit' (fitting is a kind of meeting).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'side' becomes 'l' (abbreviation for left).
'fit' going around 'l' is 'FLIT'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for flit that I've seen before include "Flutter - leave by moonlight?" , "Scurry lightly" , "Decamp (by moonlight?)" , "Run away (by moonlight?)" , "it may be done by moonlight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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