Abandons (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abandons</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ditches that I've seen before include "Long narrow channels" , "Rejects" , "Gets rid of" , "Abandons" , "lands in the sea" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abandons</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('desert' can be a synonym of 'abandon')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deserts that I've seen before include "uncultivated regions" , "Wastes" , "Arid regions" , "Abandons, forsakes" , "Abandons; barren places" .)