Breaks free (7)
I believe the answer is:
escapes
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">breaks free</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 escapes that I've seen before include "Breaks out, gets away" , "breaks out,gets away" , "Gets away from captivity" , "Evades" , "Flees" .)