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Leave German section (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

depart

'leave' is the definition.
(I know that leave can be written as depart)

'german section' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'de' (language code).
'section' becomes 'part' (synonyms).
'de'+'part'='DEPART'

(Other definitions for depart that I've seen before include "Set out" , "Leave (6)" , "21" , "Start out" , "Petard (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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