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Managed to leave on time (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

got

'managed' is the definition.
(both can mean achieved or secured)

'leave on time' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'go' (to go is to depart or leave).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'go'+'t'='GOT'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for got that I've seen before include "Caught" , "Landed" , "Acquired" , "came by" , "Received; understood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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