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Left work with man about town (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

got off

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

'work with man about town' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'work' could be 'go' (synonyms) and 'go' is found in the answer.
'about' could be 'of' and 'of' is present in the answer.
'town' could be 't' (abbreviation for town) and 't' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'f' remains 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 got off that I've seen before include "fell asleep" , "went to sleep" , "escaped punishment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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