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After party, a courier may go without paying (2,1,6)

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I believe the answer is:

do a runner

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'go without paying' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'after party a courier' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'courier' becomes 'runner' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'do'+'a' is 'doa'.
'doa'+'runner'='DO A RUNNER'

'may' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for do a runner that I've seen before include "bolt" , "Embroider a table cloth" , "Avoid paying" , "Nun adorer may escape on the trot" , "Abscond (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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