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concerned with needing rest, and left (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retired

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

'concerned with needing rest' is the wordplay.
'concerned with' becomes 're' (re can mean regarding or about).
'needing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'rest' becomes 'tired' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
're'+'tired'='RETIRED'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for retired that I've seen before include "Left" , "Finished work" , "Went to bed or gave up work" , "Turned in" , "Stopped working" .)

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