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Emma left with a man (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

male

'a man' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'emma left with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates a hidden word.
'MALE' is hidden within 'emma left'.

(Other definitions for male that I've seen before include "A gender" , "As are drakes, bulls etc." , "Lame sort of fellow" , "Maldives capital; masculine" , "man?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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