Turned tail (4)
I believe the answer is:
fled
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">turned tail</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for fled that I've seen before include "dashed off elsewhere" , "Having run or hurried away" , "Ran or hurried away" , "Ran off in a hurry" , "Female showed the way and escaped" .)