Piece of hardware (4)

I believe the answer is:

bolt

(Other definitions for bolt that I've seen before include "Sprint? Yes he does!" , "Fasten - flee" , "playwright" , "Flee with door-locking device" , "writer" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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