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Disappear from cave, seen going astray (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evanesce

'disappear' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cave seen going astray' is the wordplay.
'going astray' indicates an anagram.
'cave'+'seen'='caveseen'
'caveseen' with letters rearranged gives 'EVANESCE'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for evanesce that I've seen before include "Fade away" , "Fade quickly from sight" , "Shimmering" , "Seen cave (anag) -- disappear gradually" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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