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Leave half of the side section (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

depart

'leave' is the definition.
(I know that depart is a more specific form of leave)

'half of the side section' is the wordplay.
'half of' indicates taking half.
'section' becomes 'part' (synonyms).
'side' halved is 'de'.
'de'+'part'='DEPART'

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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