The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CONCEDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CONCEDE
- Grant some academic once denied
- Acknowledge record formerly held by English
- In public, once defeated, give up
- Admit new church is bound by regulations
- “Yield” as against “surrender”
- Prisoner beginning, we hear, to accept defeat
- Give up trick to potential winner, say
- Admit summary is being replaced by journalist
- Criminal, caught with readies regularly, to give up
- Allow case against top player reportedly
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The straight part
We know that "Admit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case admit = concede.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.
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What does CONCEDE mean?
CONCEDE verb- To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
- To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
- To yield or make concession.
- To have a goal or point scored against
- (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.