Abandoned port (4)

I believe the answer is:

left

This clue is a double definition.

'abandoned' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'port' is the second definition.
('left' is associated in meaning with 'port')

(Other definitions for left that I've seen before include "Withdrew - Labour" , "quit" , "Socialist direction" , "Gone away - remaining" , "political grouping" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.

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