Runaways dress tree differently (9)

I believe the answer is:

deserters

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

'dress tree differently' is the wordplay.
'differently' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dress'+'tree'='dresstree'
'dresstree' is an anagram of 'DESERTERS'.

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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