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Henry left party - old King identifying this exit? (4-4)

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I believe the answer is:

hall-door

'this exit?' is the definition.
(door is a type of exit)

'henry left party old king' is the wordplay.
'henry' becomes 'hal' (short for Henry).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'king' becomes 'R' (abbreviation for rex, king in Latin).
'hal'+'l'+'do'+'o'+'r'='HALL-DOOR'

'identifying' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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