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I suppose you're right about it being the 'best of both worlds' in that there was neither a mass exodus from Labour for being a party of leave, nor was there a mass exodus from Labour for being a party of remain (as arguably there was in 2019 although this was of course only one factor among many in the defeat).
Either way, Brexit was less of a wedge issue in 2017 than it was in 2019. I don't think the idea that 'it was passionate remainers with nowhere else to go' who contributed to Labour gaining seats in 2017 is a particularly coherent one.