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Leave a group aboard (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abandon

'leave' is the definition.
(to abandon is to leave or desert)

'a group aboard' is the wordplay.
'group' becomes 'band' (band can mean a group of people).
'aboard' becomes 'on' (eg on a ship or train).
'a'+'band'+'on'='ABANDON'

(Other definitions for abandon that I've seen before include "Maroon" , "Desert, strand" , "a complete lack of restraint" , "Desert; intemperance" , "scrap" .)

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