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Dad and sleek date getting high get out of it (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skedaddle

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'get out of it' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'dad and sleek date getting high' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'date' becomes 'd' (common abbreviation eg in DOB, date of birth).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'high' is an anagram indicator (can mean drunk or on drugs and hence disordered).
'sleek'+'d'='sleekd'
'dad' put after 'sleekd' is 'sleekddad'.
'sleekddad' with letters rearranged gives 'SKEDADDLE'.

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(Other definitions for skedaddle that I've seen before include "Escape" , "Vamoose" , "fly" , "Get out of town!" , "Rush away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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