The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SUCCUMB
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SUCCUMB
- Die, picking up carbon in black slime
- Give way slowly, under critical condition initially seen by university doctor
- Yield small volume you aim, ultimately, to store in reserve
- Getting over cold see slimy discharge return to top of Belfast sink
- Reserve bridging two centuries followed by pause to comply
- Give way and die
- Having ensnared male, she-devil abandons American to die
- Such endless crumbs – dole out rupees and give in!
- Upon our abandoning help hesitantly, boy is to give in
- Collapse after a double hundred upsets Greek character boarding the northbound bus
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The straight part
We know that "Give way" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case give way = succumb.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 SUCCUMB mean?
SUCCUMB verb- To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
- To give up, or give in.
- To die.
- To overwhelm or bring down.