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Departing, I must take medal outside (5)

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I believe the answer is:

going

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'departing' is the definition.
('go' can be a synonym of 'depart')

'i must take medal outside' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'i' is present in the answer.
'medal' could be 'gong' (informal term for a medal or prize) and 'gong' is found within the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for going that I've seen before include "Due to leave" , "Failing to stay" , "Moving away, departing" , "Available" , "State of turf" .)

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