Novice gets left in the Austrian mountains (5)
I believe the answer is:
tyrol
'in the austrian mountains' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'novice gets left' is the wordplay.
'novice' becomes 'tyro' (synonyms).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'tyro'+'l'='TYROL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tyrol that I've seen before include "mountain state" , "Austrian/Italian region" , "Alpine region of Austria and Italy" , "Mountainous state of western Austria" , "Alpine district of Austria and Italy" .)