Secret society avoided getting caught inside (8)

I believe the answer is:

secluded

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'secret' is the definition.
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'society avoided getting caught inside' is the wordplay.
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'avoided getting' becomes 'eluded' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'eluded' enclosing 'c' is 'ecluded'.
's'+'ecluded'='SECLUDED'

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(Other definitions for secluded that I've seen before include "Sheltered - isolated" , "Out of sight - away from society" , "Cloistered, sequestered" , "Screened or sheltered from view" , "Out of the way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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