Did without resort wine (6)
I believe the answer is:
spared
'did without' is the definition.
(if you can spare something, you can do without it)
'resort wine' is the wordplay.
'resort' becomes 'spa' (spa is a kind of resort).
'wine' becomes 'red' (red is a type of wine).
'spa'+'red'='SPARED'
(Other definitions for spared that I've seen before include "Let off by padres" , "Avoided incurring" , "Dealt leniently with" , "Treated mercifully" , "Refrained from hurting, was merciful towards" .)