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Remain and hunt for what's left (7)

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I believe the answer is:

bequest

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'what's left' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'remain and hunt' is the wordplay.
'remain' becomes 'be' (I've seen this in other clues).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hunt' becomes 'quest' (quest is a kind of hunt).
'be'+'quest'='BEQUEST'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bequest that I've seen before include "Gift by will of personal property" , "Something gifted in a will" , "Endowment, legacy" , "One left in will" , "Something left in a will (7)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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