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Found word for "leaves" and ended the argument (6,2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

called it quits

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'leaves and ended the argument' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'leaves' could be 'quits' ('quit' can be a synonym of 'leave') and 'quits' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for called it quits that I've seen before include "Resigned" , "Brought an end to a venture to prevent further losses" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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