Cryptic crossword clue
Abandons at the roadside? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DITCHES

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What does DITCHES mean?

DITCHES noun
  1. Dirt ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.
DITCHES verb
  1. To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
DITCHES noun
  1. A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
DITCHES verb
  1. To discard or abandon.
  2. To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
  3. To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
  4. To dig ditches.
  5. To dig ditches around.
  6. To throw into a ditch.

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