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On having departed this evening, stretched (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tight

'stretched' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'on having departed this evening' is the wordplay.
'having departed' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'this evening' becomes 'to-night' (synonyms).
'tonight' with 'on' removed is 'TIGHT'.

(Other definitions for tight that I've seen before include "Miserly (informal) - drunk (informal)" , "Drunk - under control" , "Miserly or blotto" , "Drunk; restricted" , "Close-fitting; tense" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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