Escape from European plane circling Cape (5)
I believe the answer is:
eject
'escape' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'european plane circling cape' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'plane' becomes 'jet' (jet plane is a kind of plane).
'circling' is an insertion indicator (circling can mean going around or containing).
'cape' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used on maps).
'jet' placed around 'c' is 'ject'.
'e'+'ject'='EJECT'
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eject that I've seen before include "Expel, throw out" , "Turf out" , "Throw out violently" , "Turn out" , "Throw or put out" .)