Single, with or without this answer's first letter (4)

I believe the answer is:

lone

(Other definitions for lone that I've seen before include "Solitary, without companions" , "Companionless" , "The ... Ranger, fictional masked cowboy" , "Sole" , "Solitary or single" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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