Hastened hence to hide, being harassed (4)

I believe the answer is:

hied

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'hastened hence' is the definition.
'hied' can be an answer for 'hastened' ('hie' can be a synonym of 'hasten'). I'm not certain of the 'hence' bit.

'hide being harassed' is the wordplay.
'being harassed' indicates an anagram.
'hide' with letters rearranged gives 'HIED'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hied that I've seen before include "Hurried" , "Ran" , "Rushed" , "Went quickly (archaic)" , "Hastened" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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