The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 2 letter word TURN IN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TURN IN
- Go to bed, having put vase in can
- November in an Italian city: go to bed
- Shop close to station in Italian city
- Go home and go to bed
- Hand over vessel with metal coating
- Shop name in Italian city
- Retire from shop
- 24 Go to Indiana to retire
- Retire with last instalment of pension in Italian city
- Give up and go to bed
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The straight part
We know that "to retire" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to retire = turn in.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.