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Remaining port getting finished (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leftover

'remaining' is the definition.
(I know that remaining can be written as leftover)

'port getting finished' is the wordplay.
'port' becomes 'left' (port is the left side on a boat).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'finished' becomes 'over' (over can mean finished or ended).
'left'+'over'='LEFTOVER'

(Other definitions for leftover that I've seen before include "Finally unused" , "something you'd keep on the plate!" , "What remains" , "Remaining" , "Remnant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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