Cryptic crossword clue
Servant finally abandons duties

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAXES

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We know that "duties" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case duties = taxes.
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What does TAXES mean?

TAXES noun
  1. Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
  2. A burdensome demand.
  3. A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
  4. Charge; censure
  5. A lesson to be learned.
TAXES verb
  1. To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).
  2. To impose and collect a tax on (something).
  3. To make excessive demands on.
  4. To accuse.
  5. To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items.
TAXES noun
  1. The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
  2. The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after injury.
  3. The arrangement of the parts of a topic.
  4. Arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar
  5. A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.

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