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Bolt low within water-filled vessel (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vamoose

'bolt' is the definition.
(both can mean to run away or leave)

'low within water-filled vessel' is the wordplay.
'low' becomes 'moo' (both can mean to make the noise of a cow).
'within' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'water-filled vessel' becomes 'vase'.
'moo' put within 'vase' is 'VAMOOSE'.

(Other definitions for vamoose that I've seen before include "Beat it" , "Scram!" , "scarper" , "vanish" , "Shoo!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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