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Snob, cad, forced to leave secretly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abscond

'leave secretly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'snob cad forced' is the wordplay.
'forced' indicates an anagram.
'snob'+'cad'='snobcad'
'snobcad' anagrammed gives 'ABSCOND'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for abscond that I've seen before include "Depart without permission" , "Leave quickly and secretly" , "Escape, flit" , "Run away secretly" , "make quick getaway" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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