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Yes, in fact per Mark Adler [0] you'd use a Jupiter flyby to fly back to the sun and then do a high thrust burn at closest approach to maximize your speed into interstellar space (Oberth effect).

[0] https://www.quora.com/Can-we-use-the-gravity-of-the-sun-to-s...



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