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Spirit won't change abandoned place (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ghost town

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'abandoned place' is the definition.
'ghost town' can be an answer for 'place' (I have seen 'Empty place' mean 'ghost town' so perhaps 'place' could also mean 'ghost town'). I'm not sure about the 'abandoned' bit.

'spirit won't change' is the wordplay.
'spirit' becomes 'ghost' (spirit can mean a ghost).
'change' indicates anagramming the letters.
'wont' anagrammed gives 'town'.
'ghost'+'town'='GHOST TOWN'

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(Other definitions for ghost town that I've seen before include "where there's no-one around" , "Haunted" , "Deserted community" , "Barely-populated place" , "abandoned position" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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