Ditched (9)
I believe the answer is:
abandoned
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ditched</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abandoned that I've seen before include "Dumped" , "No longer inhabited and left desolate" , "Left forlorn" , "Left desolate or empty" , "Profligate - gave up - left" .)