Possible Clues:

• Prepared to be sought
• Played sardines, perhaps
• Ducked, maybe
• Found a spot while 'it' counted
• Got out of the open
• Hello - small daughter wanted to be sought?
• "I try to keep my sadness ___" (from "Tears of a Clown")
• Tucked out of sight
• Shaded
• Went to ground