Abandons fireworks (7)

I believe the answer is:

maroons

I believe this is a double definition.

'abandons' is the first definition.
(marooning is a kind of abandoning)

'fireworks' is the second definition.
(maroon is a kind of firework)

(Another definition for maroons that I've seen is " deserts".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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