Without, as Shakespeare might have said (4)

I believe the answer is:

sans

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'without' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for sans that I've seen before include "Without (literary)" , "Without (Fr.)" , "rooms for treating sick pupils" .)

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