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Henry left college (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hall

'college' is the definition.

'henry left' is the wordplay.
'henry' becomes 'hal'.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'hal'+'l'='HALL'

(Other definitions for hall that I've seen before include "College dinner; passage" , "College dining room" , "Entrance area" , "Large house (linked to Dotheboys, Wildfell and Toad)" , "Large public building" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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