The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word RESIGNATION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RESIGNATION
- Notice eating irons wrongly placed
- Notice manner in which chess game may end?
- Notice character in establishment, heading off
- Response of some leaders to Brexit crisis might be put into words as “We’ll just have to lump it”
- Etonian rigs renewed surrender
- …notice acquiescence
- Giving notice eating irons must be replaced
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The straight part
We know that "Giving notice" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case giving notice = resignation.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RESIGNATION mean?
RESIGNATION noun- The act of resigning.
- A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
- State of uncomplaining acceptance in the face of something undesirable but unavoidable.
- The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.