Abandon attempt to get to game (5)
I believe the answer is:
bingo
'to game' is the definition.
(bingo is a kind of game)
'abandon attempt' is the wordplay.
'abandon' becomes 'bin'.
'attempt' becomes 'go' (go is a kind of attempt).
'bin'+'go'='BINGO'
'to get' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for bingo that I've seen before include "Cry on discovering something" , "Voila!" , "I've completed my card!" , "Game of chance" , "Popular gambling game in which numbers are called at random" .)