Turn a blind eye as foremost of gangsters, Ronnie Knight escaped somehow (6)

I believe the answer is:

ignore

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'turn a blind eye' is the definition.
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I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for ignore that I've seen before include "Walk away from" , "Send to Coventry" , "Fail to notice (6)" , "Pass over" , "Pay no attention to, disregard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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