Running away from work wearing silver or gold, say (9)
I believe the answer is:
elopement
'running away' is the definition.
(elopement is a kind of running away)
'work wearing silver or gold say' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'work' could be 'op' (abbreviation for opus) and 'op' is present in the answer.
'gold say' could be 'element' (gold is a kind of element) and 'element' is found in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elopement that I've seen before include "aim of running mates" , "(Act of) running away to marry" , "trip for Union" , "Action of running away to marry" , "Secret escape" .)