Answer:

solitude

Answer	Crossword Clue
SOLITUDE	Seclusion
SOLITUDE	Isolation
SOLITUDE	State of living alone

SOLITUDE	Lack of company
SOLITUDE	Vacationer's quest, perhaps
SOLITUDE	Goal of an ivory tower dweller.
SOLITUDE	Ivory tower aspect.
SOLITUDE	Lonely place.
SOLITUDE	Duke Ellington subject
SOLITUDE	State of social isolation
SOLITUDE	Hermit's desire