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How to prove the combinatorial identity $\sum_{k=\ell}^{n}\binom{2n-k-1}{n-1}k2^k=2^\ell n\binom{2n-\ell}{n}$ for $n\ge\ell\ge0$?
With the aid of the simple identity
\begin{equation*}
\sum_{k=0}^{n}\binom{n+k}{k}\frac{1}{2^{k}}=2^n
\end{equation*}
in Item (1.79) on page 35 of the monograph
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