Left or was removed forcibly (6,3)

I believe the answer is:

pulled out

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'left' is the definition.
(pulling out is a kind of leaving)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for pulled out that I've seen before include "Left a station" , "extracted from field" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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