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Escape or pull back, having a broken toe (3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

get out

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

'pull back having a broken toe' is the wordplay.
'pull' becomes 'tug' (tug is a kind of pull**).
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'having' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tug' backwards is 'gut'.
'toe' anagrammed gives 'eto'.
'gut' placed around 'eto' is 'GET-OUT'.

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for get out that I've seen before include "Clear off! - escape" , "become known" , "Excuse" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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