Continue to be lecherous, abandoning South English town (5)
I believe the answer is:
luton
'town' is the definition.
(town in Bedfordshire)
'continue to be lecherous abandoning south english' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'continue' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for luton that I've seen before include "Airport N. of London" , "Bedfordshire motor and erstwhile millinery town" , "English town with a declining automotive industry" , "Airport near London" , "City in Bedfordshire" .)