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Leave out VAT? Ace! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vacate

'leave' is the definition.
(vacating is a kind of leaving)

'out vat? ace' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram.
'vat'+'ace'='vatace'
'vatace' is an anagram of 'VACATE'.

(Other definitions for vacate that I've seen before include "Clear out and leave empty" , "Withdraw as from premises" , "Leave (a position)" , "Make empty" , "Quit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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