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Abandons (7)

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I think it could be either:

ditches

deserts

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abandons</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('desert' can be a synonym of 'abandon')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for deserts that I've seen before include "uncultivated regions" , "Wastes" , "Arid regions" , "Abandons, forsakes" , "Abandons; barren places" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Mirror, the Universal, The Telegraph, The New York Times, The Star Tribune and the LA Times.
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