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Draw out the last left before I say I see it (6)

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I believe the answer is:

elicit

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'draw out' is the definition.
(I know that draw out can be written as elicit)

'the last left before i say i see it' is the wordplay.
'last' says to take the final letters.
'left before i say i' becomes 'lic' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The final letter of 'the' is 'e'.
'e'+'lic'+'it'='ELICIT'

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(Other definitions for elicit that I've seen before include "Draw out from, invoke" , "Get out" , "Draw out or bring forth" , "Bring something out into the open" , "Worm out" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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