Abandon suitcase and money in Cape Town (6)

I believe the answer is:

strand

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'abandon' is the definition.
(I know that strand is a more specific form of the action abandon)

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(Other definitions for strand that I've seen before include "A thread or a sea shore" , "sometimes washed by the sea" , "Abandon on the seashore" , "Maroon - bit of hair" , "Maroon - filament" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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