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She, jilted, abandoned by Ted, has left (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jill

'she' is the definition.

'jilted abandoned by ted has left' is the wordplay.
'abandoned by' is a deletion indicator.
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'jilted' with 'ted' taken away is 'jil'.
'jil'+'l'='JILL'

(Other definitions for jill that I've seen before include "Jack's nursery rhyme girl companion" , "Jack's pet" , "Female ferret" .)

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