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Soldier, as a result, left umbrella (7)

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I believe the answer is:

parasol

'umbrella' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'soldier as a result left' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'para' (para is a kind of soldier**).
'as a result' becomes 'so'.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'para'+'so'+'l'='PARASOL'

(Other definitions for parasol that I've seen before include "Light umbrella to ward off the sun" , "Protection from light" , "Small umberella for sun" , "Protection from sun" , "mushroom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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