### Clue: Went about in twos (8)
### Answer: REPAIRED 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Went
 RE(about,relating to,with reference to, from the Latin) + PAIRED(grouped together in twos).
Answer: Gone to, as in "after dinner the men repaired to the study", in pre-feminist days – nowadays they're more likely to repair to the kitchen to help wash up 🙂  The word, interestingly, has etymological links to "repatriate".