Nowhere to be found, colloquially (4)

I believe the answer is:

awol

(Other definitions for awol that I've seen before include "Not present when supposed to be" , "Absent without leave (abbr.)" , "unaccounted for" , "gone missing" , "Missing without permission" .)

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

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