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Stuck my job, having abandoned India (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clung

'stuck' is the definition.
('cling' can be a synonym of 'stick')

'my job having abandoned india' is the wordplay.
'my job' becomes 'cluing' (the crossword setter's job).
'having abandoned' is a deletion indicator.
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'cluing' with 'i' taken out is 'CLUNG'.

(Other definitions for clung that I've seen before include "Was emotionally close" , "Held on desperately" , "Held on tightly" , "Held on tight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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