Miss old comic abandoned by clubs (5)

I believe the answer is:
leese
'miss old comic abandoned by clubs' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
This is all the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for leese that I've seen is " Lose as before".)
I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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