Crossword Genius

I left school ultimately in poor health (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ill

'in poor health' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'i left school ultimately' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'ultimately' says to take the final letters.
The final letter of 'school' is 'l'.
'i'+'l'+'l'='ILL'

(Other definitions for ill that I've seen before include "Evil or sick" , "Off-colour" , "Not well, sick" , "Seasick" , "Faulty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.