One abandoning girlfriend in truck (6)

I believe the answer is:

dumper

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'truck' is the definition.
(I know that dumper is a type of truck)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for dumper that I've seen is " Tilting truck".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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