The Clue
"I'm gone" (3 letter answer)
The Answer
BYE
Tags
Notes
The answer BYE is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
Related Clues
"Ciao!"
"Ciao"
"Farewell"
By the ___ (incidentally)
"Later!"
"Later"
"Toodles!"
"Ttyl"
"Bon voyage!"
Cricket run
Departure announcement
Exit line
Exiter's exclamation
"g2g" follower
Luck of the draw?
Lucky draw
Pass, of a sort
"See ya!"
"See ya"
Short farewell
Side issue
Something secondary
Succinct farewell
"Ta-ta"
Ta-ta
Tournament draw
Tournament helper
Tournament pass
Tournament position
Tourney drawing
One of twins at farewell
Automatic advancement in a tourney
Automatic tournament advance
Free pass, of sorts
Lucky draw in a tournament
Scoring play in cricket
"See you later"
Seeded player's delight
Tennis-tourney drawing
Bit of scheduling luck at a tournament
Court break for Zina Garrison, e.g.
Definition
BYE as a noun:
1. (bye, pass) = you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
2. (adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long) = a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"