Robinson Crusoe cancelled due to holidays? (8)

I believe the answer is:

castaway

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'robinson crusoe' is the definition.
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I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for castaway that I've seen before include "Robinson Crusoe was one" , "worthless" , "Tom Hanks movie" , "just one left on the Strand?" , "One shipwrecked in an isolated place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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