Shore leave in hopeless place (6)

I believe the answer is:

strand

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This clue might be a double definition.

'shore' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'leave in hopeless place' is the second definition.
'strand' can be an answer for 'leave'. I'm unsure of the 'in hopeless place' bit.

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(Other definitions for strand that I've seen before include "Single hair; drive ashore" , "Shore; single thread" , "Run aground, beach" , "Old magazine" , "Beach - desert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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