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Abandonment when one's tired out

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desertion

'abandonment' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'one's tired out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'ones'+'tired'='onestired'
'onestired' anagrammed gives 'DESERTION'.

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for desertion that I've seen before include "flight" , "going AWOL" , "Abandonment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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