Quickly make one's way out of thievery (3)
I believe the answer is:
hie
'quickly make one's way' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'of thievery' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'HIE' is hidden in the letters of 'thievery'.
'out' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hie that I've seen before include "Hasten" , "Go quickly (archaic)" , "Make one's way quickly" , "Hurry" , "Be quick (lit.)" .)