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Goes without saying (8)

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I believe the answer is:

absconds

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'goes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

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(Other definitions for absconds that I've seen before include "Bolts, runs away" , "Decamps" , "Does a bunk" , "Flees, runs away" , "Flees to escape from a legal process" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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