Goes without saying (8)
'goes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for absconds that I've seen before include "Bolts, runs away" , "Decamps" , "Does a bunk" , "Flees, runs away" , "Flees to escape from a legal process" .)
But I've got no explanation for this one! Could you help me understand?
(Other definitions for implicit that I've seen before include "Latent, unexpressed" , "Unspoken" , "Suggested indirectly" , "Taken for granted" , "Suggested though not directly expressed" .)