Got away, broke free (7)
I believe the answer is:
escaped
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">got away</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('escape' can be a synonym of 'get away')</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">broke free</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for escaped that I've seen before include "Got away, broke loose" , "Ran away from confinement" , "Fled from captivity" , "gone!" , "Got away from captors" .)