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Printed – and hightailed it (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ran off

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'printed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'hightailed it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'hightailed it' could be 'ran' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'ran' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'off' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ran off that I've seen before include "Fled" , "Absconded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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