took it on the lam (4)
I believe the answer is:
fled
'took it on the lam' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for fled that I've seen before include "dashed off elsewhere" , "Ran or hurried away" , "Did a runner" , "Left the field" , "Having run or hurried away" .)