Deserted residential area (5,4)

I believe the answer is:

ghost town

(Other definitions for ghost town that I've seen before include "Deserted urban area" , "There's nobody in it" , "Old settlement, now deserted" , "abandoned position" , "Haunted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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