Cryptic crossword clue
Giving up cook, bad at icing

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ABDICATING

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The straight part
We know that "Giving up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case giving up = abdicating.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ABDICATING mean?

ABDICATING verb
  1. To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
  2. To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
  3. To depose.
  4. To reject; to cast off; to discard.
  5. To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for.
  6. To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty.

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