Left in the lurch (9)
I believe the answer is:
abandoned
'left in the lurch' 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 "No longer inhabited and left desolate" , "Forsook, left behind" , "Crazy!" , "Wild" , "Derelict, deserted" .)