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Departed, not on time (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

late

I believe this is a double definition.

'departed' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'not on time' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for late that I've seen before include "after the sell-by date?" , "Tardy, slow" , "After the usual time" , "Former, delayed" , "Dead or behind time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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