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Hobbles, having left rascals (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

limps

'hobbles' is the definition.
(I know this)

'left rascals' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'rascals' becomes 'imps' ('imp' can be a synonym of 'rascal').
'l'+'imps'='LIMPS'

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for limps that I've seen before include "Walks haltingly" , "Hobbles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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