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One abandoned actors with a Method (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

castaway

'one abandoned' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'actors with a method' is the wordplay.
'actors' becomes 'cast' (I've seen this before).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'method' becomes 'way' (I've seen this before).
'cast'+'a'+'way'='CASTAWAY'

(Other definitions for castaway that I've seen before include "just one left on the Strand?" , "Desert island resident" , "Shipwrecked character" , "One marooned on remote island" , "Shipwreck survivor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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