The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DEMIT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DEMIT
- What TT competitors get back, or relinquish
- First hint of diddling — issue to make one resign
- Defeated finally over issue? Resign
- Ultimately bored by issue, resign
- Scheduled to return and resign
- Resign from the French university
- Scheduled retreat’s a fancy way to resign
- Initiation in diabolism? Issue making you resign!
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The straight part
We know that "Resign" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case resign = demit.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DEMIT mean?
DEMIT noun- The act of demitting.
- A document certifying that a person has (honourably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.
- To let fall; to depress; to yield.
- To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.