The phrase "absence of a devoted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is a lack of someone who is dedicated or committed to a particular cause or person.
Example: "The absence of a devoted leader in the organization has led to confusion and a lack of direction."
Alternatives: "lack of a committed" or "void of a dedicated".
It is not surprising, then, that researchers find wide variation in teaching skills across classrooms; in the absence of a system devoted to developing consistent expertise, we have teachers essentially winging it as they go along, with predictably uneven results.
One notable limitation in this part was the absence of a chapter devoted to thyroid follicular cell tumors.
However, the absence of genetic tools devoted to the study of the obligate intracellular Chlamydiae prevent further genetical investigations of the biological functions of these paralogous proteins.
Absence of a clear governance structure devoted to the success of the network as a whole, or a failure in process, including means for reconciling disputes, often leads to the formation of subgroups based on self-interests, studies burdened with irrelevant and costly instruments and procedures, sluggish progress on study design and implementation, and poor site and patient enrollment.
For the first time, in the frustrating absence of a new novel, he has devoted himself to himself.
Like millions of other people, I'm a devoted Instagrammer.
When the British Olympic squad was announced at the beginning of this month, a great deal of media attention was devoted to the absence of a certain US-based multimillionaire superstar by the name of David Beckham.
We do comment that the absence of a regulation or legislation may underrepresent the effort devoted by states to debating the importance of these issues.
The absence of a formal group liberated Fagen and Becker, who did not have to devote energy to dominating other musicians.
