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Most run away from remedy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nostrum

'remedy' is the definition.
(I know that nostrum is a type of remedy)

'most run away' is the wordplay.
'away' indicates an anagram (letters move away from their original places).
'most'+'run'='mostrun'
'mostrun' anagrammed gives 'NOSTRUM'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for nostrum that I've seen before include "Ineffective medicine" , "Quack remedy or pet scheme" , "Quack cure" , "Some think it helps" , "Supposed remedy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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