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Quietly left us with a mathematical symbol (4)

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I believe the answer is:

plus

'mathematical symbol' is the definition.
(I know that plus is a type of plus and minus signs)

'quietly left us' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'p'+'l'+'us'='PLUS'

'with a' is the link.

(Other definitions for plus that I've seen before include "Positive - addition" , "Benefit" , "The opposite of minus" , "Distant" , "To the French it's more" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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