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I believe the answer is:

sprang

(Other definitions for sprang that I've seen before include "suddenly developed" , "Suddenly leapt (up)" , "freed prisoner" , "got out of jail" , "released from prison" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal and the Penny Press.
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