Having turned up no genetic material, graduate will forsake it (7)

I believe the answer is:

abandon

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'forsake it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'having turned up no genetic material graduate' is the wordplay.
'having turned up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'genetic material' becomes 'DNA' (deoxyribonucleic acid).
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'no'+'dna'+'ba'='nodnaba'
'nodnaba' in reverse letter order is 'ABANDON'.

'will' is the link.

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(Other definitions for abandon that I've seen before include "Kick" , "Jack in" , "Junk" , "Evacuate; desert" , "Desert - it's wild" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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