Fugitive's best hiding in east Durham? (7)
I believe the answer is:
escapee
'fugitive's' is the definition.
(escapee is a kind of fugitive)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for escapee that I've seen before include "prisoner on the loose" , "runner appears" , "Fugitive from prison" , "One breaks out of prison" , "One who got away" .)