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Present company excepted? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awol

(Other definitions for awol that I've seen before include "Army offence of being missing from duty, briefly" , "gone missing" , "Truant (or just missing)" , "Absent without permission, in short" , "Missing without permission" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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