Crossword Genius

Abandon having time off (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leave

I believe this is a double definition.

'abandon' is the first definition.
(to abandon something is to leave it behind)

'time off' is the second definition.
(leave is a kind of time off)

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for leave that I've seen before include "taken by those on the way out" , "Time off; go" , "Go (5)" , "Soldier's holiday" , "Desert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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