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Fought to be abandoned (8)

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scrapped

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(Other definitions for scrapped that I've seen before include "Cancelled; fought" , "Abandoned - had a fight" , "Disposed of, article or idea, say" , "Disposed of something useless" , "Was fighting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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