The ruined remnants of abandoned brides! (6)

I believe the answer is:

debris

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'the ruined remnants of' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'abandoned brides' is the wordplay.
'abandoned' indicates anagramming the letters (the original order is abandoned).
'brides' anagrammed gives 'DEBRIS'.

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(Other definitions for debris that I've seen before include "Evidence of destruction" , "Rubble, detritus" , "aftermath of wild reception?" , "Scattered rubbish" , "Detritus, rubbish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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