"get-out clause" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2023 March 8, Philip Haigh, “Can Scottish specifications meet ambitious targets?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 58:",
          "text": "Scottish ministers provide a get-out clause for NR's target. It doesn't apply if NR needs to impose speed limits during bad weather, and it doesn't apply if trains run late to provide connections from late trains or ferries.",
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      "glosses": [
        "An escape clause."
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        "(informal) An escape clause."
      ],
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        "informal"
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  "word": "get-out clause"
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          "ref": "2023 March 8, Philip Haigh, “Can Scottish specifications meet ambitious targets?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 58:",
          "text": "Scottish ministers provide a get-out clause for NR's target. It doesn't apply if NR needs to impose speed limits during bad weather, and it doesn't apply if trains run late to provide connections from late trains or ferries.",
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        "An escape clause."
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        "(informal) An escape clause."
      ],
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        "informal"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "get-out clause"
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