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Broken oar left for examination (4)

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I believe the answer is:

oral

'for examination' is the definition.
(oral examination is a kind of examination)

'broken oar left' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'oar' anagrammed gives 'ora'.
'ora'+'l'='ORAL'

(Other definitions for oral that I've seen before include "Ant; tourist (dial.)" , "Verbal" , "Spoken, of the mouth" , "Via the mouth" , "Said - form of test" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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