Left hand in the end was tickly (7)

I believe the answer is:

ditched

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'left' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
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(Other definitions for ditched that I've seen before include "Dumped" , "Left in the lurch or landed plane in sea" , "Got rid of" , "Of plane, made forced landing on sea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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