Broke free from restraint (7)

I believe the answer is:

escaped

(Other definitions for escaped that I've seen before include "Ran away from confinement" , "Got away, broke loose" , "Fled from captivity" , "Got away from captors" , "gone!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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