Solo fugitive essentially behind bars I visited? (2,2,5)
I believe the answer is:
go it alone
'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...
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)