Forsakes (8)
'forsakes' is the definition.
('desert' can be a synonym of 'forsake')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for deserts that I've seen before include "Barren tracts" , "Abandons; barren places" , "uncultivated regions" , "Maroons, abandons" , "barren areas" .)
'forsakes' is the definition.
('abandon' can be a synonym of 'forsake')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for abandons that I've seen before include "Forsake, leave behind" , "Deserts, never intending to return" , "Forsakes, leaves behind" , "Deserts, gives up completely" , "Deserts, forsakes" .)