Fugitive will manage to find a route (7)
I believe the answer is:
runaway
'fugitive' is the definition.
(I know that fugitive can be written as runaway)
'manage to find a route' is the wordplay.
'manage' becomes 'run' (both can mean to organise).
'to find' says to put letters next to each other.
'route' becomes 'way' (way is a kind of route).
'run'+'a'+'way'='RUNAWAY'
'will' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for runaway that I've seen before include "desert" , "Absconder" , "such a success?" , "Del Shannon hit" , "One who flies" .)