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Run away to catch the plane (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

take flight

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

'catch the plane' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'catch' could be 'take' (I've seen this before) and 'take' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Another definition for take flight that I've seen is " get away".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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