Fruit from Thailand stored in abandoned canneries (10)
I believe the answer is:
nectarines
'fruit from' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'thailand stored in abandoned canneries' is the wordplay.
'thailand' becomes 'T' (abbreviation on car registration plates).
'stored in' indicates putting letters inside.
'abandoned' is an anagram indicator (the original order is abandoned).
'canneries' with letters rearranged gives 'necarines'.
't' going within 'necarines' is 'NECTARINES'.
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