Escape? How surprising! (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
get away
'escape?' is the definition.
(synonyms)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for get away that I've seen before include "take a holiday" , "The car that provides escape for criminal" , "Breakout" , "Escape after crime" , "Escape; short holiday" .)