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Be told off having fled (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bolted

'fled' is the definition.
(bolting is a kind of fleeing)

'be told off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'be'+'told'='betold'
'betold' with letters rearranged gives 'BOLTED'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bolted that I've seen before include "Fled, having locked up?" , "Fastened door with sliding bar (6)" , "Ran away" , "Absconded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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