Cryptic crossword clue
One abandoned by players on opponent’s ground 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CASTAWAY

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does CASTAWAY mean?

CASTAWAY noun
  1. A shipwrecked sailor.
  2. A discarded person or thing.
  3. An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
CASTAWAY adjective
  1. Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
  2. Shipwrecked.
  3. Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.

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