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Left single and solitary (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lone

'solitary' is the definition.
('lone' can be a synonym of 'solitary')

'left single' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'single' becomes 'one' (I've seen this before).
'l'+'one'='LONE'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for lone that I've seen before include "The ... Ranger, fictional masked cowboy" , "Companionless" , "Unaccompanied" , "Solitary or single" , "Solitary, without companions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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