Bottomless pit (5)
'bottomless pit' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for abyss that I've seen before include "something rather deep" , "crevasse" , "canyon?" , "Deep pit" , "Deep hole, seems bottomless" .)
(Other definitions for abysm that I've seen before include "Deep cavity (arch)" , "Deep hole" , "Hell" , "Gorge" , "Bottomless pit" .)