Socialist finding abandoned part of building (8)
I believe the answer is:
leftwing
'socialist finding' is the definition.
The definition suggests a present participle verb which matches the answer.
'abandoned part of building' is the wordplay.
'abandoned' becomes 'left' (leave can mean to abandon).
'part of building' becomes 'wing' (wing can mean a part of a large building).
'left'+'wing'='LEFTWING'
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