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Son walked away, dazed (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

spaced out

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

'son walked away' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'walked' becomes 'paced' (pacing is a kind of walking).
'away' becomes 'out' (similar in meaning).
's'+'paced'+'out'='SPACED OUT'

(Other definitions for spaced out that I've seen before include "High on drugs" , "Placed well apart - unaware of one's surroundings" , "in a dazed state" , "Not quite all there?" , "Separated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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