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Within the law, but run away all the same (5)

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I believe the answer is:

legit

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'within the law' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for legit that I've seen before include "allowed by law, shortly!" , "Genuine" , "Right" , "Honest (abbr)" , "Authorised" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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