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Run away with booklets, oddly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bolt

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

'booklets oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
The alternating letters of 'booklets' are 'BOLT'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for bolt that I've seen before include "for security reasons" , "Fasten - run off - Jamaican sprinter" , "Run away suddenly; long fixing pin" , "Find a bar" , "Lightning flash, fasten" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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