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Tolerate leaving Europe initially, then get on and vote (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

suffrage

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'vote' is the definition.
(the right to vote)

'tolerate leaving europe initially then' is the wordplay.
'tolerate' becomes 'suffer' (synonyms).
'leaving' is a deletion indicator.
'europe' becomes 'E' (abbreviation eg in E number).
'initially then' becomes 'age' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'suffer' with 'e' taken away is 'suffr'.
'suffr'+'age'='SUFFRAGE'

'get on and' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for suffrage that I've seen before include "The right to vote, as won by women" , "The right to vote in political elections" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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