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Solo fugitive essentially behind bars I visited? (2,2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

go it alone

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

'fugitive essentially behind bars i visited?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'i' could be 'one' (Roman numeral for one) and 'one' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for go it alone that I've seen before include "Act on one's own" , "Take something on on one's own" , "set up as freelancer" , "Act independently" , "act without help" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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