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Ran away and got locked up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bolted

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This might be a double definition.

'ran away' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'locked up' is the second definition.
'bolted' can be an answer for 'locked' (bolting is a kind of locking). I'm not sure about the 'up' bit.

'and got' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to one of the definitions.

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(Other definitions for bolted that I've seen before include "Ran away" , "Fled, having locked up?" , "Absconded" , "Fastened door with sliding bar (6)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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