The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DROPPED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Abandoned" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case abandoned = dropped.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DROPPED mean?
DROPPED verb- To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
- To drip (a liquid).
- Generally, to fall (straight down).
- To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
- To lower; to move to a lower position.
- To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.
- To sink quickly to the ground.
- To fall dead, or to fall in death.
- To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.
- To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- To part with or spend (money).
- To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).
- To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.
- To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner.
- To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
- To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).
- (of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.
- To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.
- To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
- To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
- To drop out of the betting.
- (rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- To impart.
- To release to the public.
- To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
- To enter public distribution.
- To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
- (fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
- (of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
- (of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
- (of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.
- To give birth to.
- To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
- (of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.