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Left German single (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gone

'left' is the definition.
(go can mean to leave)

'german single' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'single' becomes 'one' (a single thing - only one).
'g'+'one'='GONE'

(Other definitions for gone that I've seen before include "Departed or no longer available" , "Well in the past" , "... saga of 2's civil war" , "Away, departed" , "Departed or dead" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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