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Left old rocker not feeling great, apparently (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parted

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'left' is the definition.
(parting is a kind of leaving)

'old rocker not feeling great apparently' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'rocker' could be 'ted' (member of the Teddy boy subculture) and 'ted' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'par' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for parted that I've seen before include "Divided or separated" , "Divided, broken" , "Divided and said goodbye" , "One's hair might be" , "Split up, separated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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