Goes without saying that no cabs transported yours truly (8)

I believe the answer is:

absconds

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'goes without saying that' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'no cabs transported yours truly' is the wordplay.
'no' becomes 'O' (resembles 0 - 'no' can mean 'zero').
'transported' is an anagram indicator.
'yours truly' becomes 'nds' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'o'+'cabs'='ocabs'
'ocabs' with letters rearranged gives 'absco'.
'absco'+'nds'='ABSCONDS'

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

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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