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Henry left the building (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hall

'the building' is the definition.
(hall is a kind of building)

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

(Other definitions for hall that I've seen before include "Large meeting room" , "Building used for public assembly" , "Large country house" , "College dinner; passage" , "See 1" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The Guardian.
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