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Maroons a musical group on first of September (8)

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I believe the answer is:

abandons

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'maroons' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a musical group on first of september' is the wordplay.
'musical group' becomes 'band' (band is a kind of musical group).
'first of september' becomes 's' (1st letter of 'september').
'a'+'band'+'on'+'s'='ABANDONS'

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(Other definitions for abandons that I've seen before include "Deserts, gives up completely" , "Deserts, leaves alone" , "Deserts, never intending to return" , "Deserts, say a sinking ship" , "Deserts, forsakes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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