Shortened (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">shortened</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abridged that I've seen before include "Shorter" , "Cut short - big adder (anag)" , "Shortened as book may be" , "Epitomised" , "Abbreviated, contracted" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">shortened</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('abbreviate' can be a synonym of 'shorten')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abbreviated that I've seen before include "Reduced to a bare minimum" , "in short" , "like BBC?" , "Shortened" .)