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Individual left to bandage burn? Just the opposite (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

single

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'individual' is the definition.

'left to bandage burn? just the opposite' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'left' could be 'l' (common abbreviation) and 'l' is located in the answer.
'burn?' could be 'singe' (singing is a kind of burning) and 'singe' is present in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for single that I've seen before include "Not in a relationship" , "Still miss" , "Not married, just the one" , "Solo" , "Concentrating on only one aim" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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