Runs away (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">runs 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 flees that I've seen before include "Runs away" , "flies" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">runs away</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('scarper' can be a synonym of 'run away')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for scarpers that I've seen is " Cuts and runs".)