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"departed" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often left (4 letters).
Definitions
Having left or gone away.
Used in a sentence
“relics from a departed era”
“... and our Theologians, in stead thereof vie to make sermons, both teaching the people some good learning, and also saying well of the departed.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Having left”8 letters
02“Gone away”8 letters
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