Ditched (9)
I believe the answer is:
abandoned
'ditched' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for abandoned that I've seen before include "Dumped" , "No longer inhabited and left desolate" , "Left forlorn" , "Left desolate or empty" , "Profligate - gave up - left" .)