Leave quickly, with "out"

I believe the answer is:

peel

(Other definitions for peel that I've seen before include "5,27 [PRIME MINISTER]" , "Skin of eg an orange" , "old tower" , "Take skin off fruit" , "old prime minister" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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