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Departs later - in pursuit? (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goes after

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'departs later in pursuit?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'departs later' is the wordplay.
'departs' becomes 'goes' ('go' can be a synonym of 'depart').
'later' becomes 'after' (I've seen this before).
'goes'+'after'='GOES AFTER'

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