Dead (8)
(Other definitions for departed that I've seen before include "Quit" , "Went - dead" , "completely breathless" , "Left -- late" , "Left, went away" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dead</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that dead can be written as deceased)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deceased that I've seen before include "Passed away" , "Defunct" , "Late" , "Pushing up the daisies" , "Recently dead" .)
(Other definitions for end that I've seen before include "'Conclusion, finale (3)'" , "Fine" , "Extremity" , "Cesation, conclusion" , "Objective or conclusion" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dead</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for extinct that I've seen before include "Having died out, like the dinosaur" , "No longer existing" , "(Creature) no longer about" , "Ended" , "No more vital" .)