The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FORGO
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FORGO
- What Green is making sacrifice?
- Supporting attempt to give up
- German caught in ruined 20 to give up
- Give up position of a Brexiter?
- Give up pro board game
- Pro with golf ball to accept losing
- Almost let slip and do without
- Sacrifice to endlessly simulate love
- Give up supporting game
- Sacrifice in honour of deity, detailed
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The straight part
We know that "Sacrifice" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sacrifice = forgo.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 FORGO mean?
FORGO verb- To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
- To do without, to abandon, to renounce.
- To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.