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Abandoned airports left one by one? (4-8)

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I believe the answer is:

self-portrait

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'one?' is the definition.
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'abandoned airports left one by' is the wordplay.
'abandoned' indicates an anagram.
'one by' says to put letters next to each other.
'airports'+'left'='airportsleft'
'airportsleft' with letters rearranged gives 'SELF-PORTRAIT'.

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(Other definitions for self-portrait that I've seen before include "Painting of the artist by the artist" , "Artist's own picture" , "Picture of its artist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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