Empty, abandoned (8)
I believe the answer is:
deserted
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">empty</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">abandoned</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that abandoned can be written as deserted)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deserted that I've seen before include "fled" , "defected,renounced" , "uncultivated" , "Defected, renounced" , "Abandoned or defected" .)