Strand (4)
'strand' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for thread that I've seen before include "What sewer takes" , "Train of thought - screw feature" , "Storyline" , "'Strand of cotton, silk etc (6)'" , "Dearth (anag)" .)
'strand' is the definition.
(as in marooning someone on an island)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for maroon that I've seen before include "Brownish-crimson - abandon ashore" , "Isolate uncomfortably" , "Source of report" , "desert" , "castaway?" .)
'strand' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for wisp that I've seen before include "Slight trace" , "Shred" , "Thin girl" , "Something insubstantial" , "Small strand of hair etc" .)
'strand' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for beach that I've seen before include "Pebbly or sandy shore" , "Area by sea" , "Sands" , "Shore between high and low water mark" , "Seaside" .)
'strand' is the definition.
(to abandon someone is to leave them stranded)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for abandon that I've seen before include "Cast aside" , "Maroon" , "Forsake with recklessness" , "ditch" , "Give up; leave behind" .)