Permission to depart (5)

I believe the answer is:

leave

This clue is a double definition.

'permission' is the first definition.
(leave is permission or authorisation)

'depart' is the second definition.
(I know that depart is a more specific form of leave)

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for leave that I've seen before include "Relinquish - holiday" , "Time off, depart" , "Furlough" , "Permission to do something" , "Exit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, The Globe and Mail, The Daily Express, The Guardian and The Irish News.

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