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Final month supported by a politician — leave quickly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decamp

'leave quickly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'final month supported by a politician' is the wordplay.
'final month' becomes 'Dec' (abbreviation for December).
'supported by' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, some letters hold up others).
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'dec'+'a'+'mp'='DECAMP'

(Other definitions for decamp that I've seen before include "Abscond" , "Bolt" , "Run away (unseen)" , "Make off - from tent?" , "Split" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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