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Left the last word to the auctioneer (4)

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I believe the answer is:

gone

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

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(Other definitions for gone that I've seen before include "Moved - died" , "Absent" , "No longer present" , "Away, departed" , "Departed or dead" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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