What does the cryptic crossword clue "Flight that can't have happened (7)" mean?

The definition is "Flight". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). GET (synonym="GET") + AWAY (synonym="an expression meaning ‘I don’t believe you’ or ‘that can’t have happened’") = GETAWAY The answer is GETAWAY.

Flight that can't have happened (7)

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