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So good to get away from ruffians (4)

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thus

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'so' is the definition.
(I know that so can be written as thus)

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(Other definitions for thus that I've seen before include "As a result" , "Therefore, hence" , "Like so" , "'So, therefore (4)'" , "It follows" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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