Without a will (9)
I believe the answer is:
intestate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">without a will</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for intestate that I've seen before include "Dying thus, one has left no will" , "Lacking a will" , "Unwilling" , "not prepared to leave" , "Passing on without leaving a will" .)