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Left some enthralled by legal document (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

departed

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

'some enthralled by legal document' is the wordplay.
'some' becomes 'part'.
'enthralled by' is an insertion indicator ('enthral' can mean 'capture').
'legal document' becomes 'deed' (deed is a kind of legal document).
'part' put into 'deed' is 'DEPARTED'.

(Other definitions for departed that I've seen before include "Went - dead" , "Dead; set off" , "Left -- late" , "Gone, maybe dead" , "completely breathless" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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