Crossword Genius

Work out when filling gone — empty? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disused

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'empty?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'work out when filling gone' is the wordplay.
'work out' becomes 'sus' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'when filling' is an insertion indicator.
'gone' becomes 'died' ('die' can be a synonym of 'go').
'sus' inserted inside 'died' is 'DISUSED'.

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(Other definitions for disused that I've seen before include "Derelict" , "Neglected" , "No longer observed or practised" , "empty" , "No longer of service" .)

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