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Procured leave on time (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

got

'procured' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'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) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'go'+'t'='GOT'

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

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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