Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RESIGNING

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What does RESIGNING mean?

RESIGNING verb
  1. To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
  2. (by extension) To sign a contract renewing or restarting a professional relationship, such as that of a professional athlete with a sports team.
RESIGNING verb
  1. To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
  2. To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
  3. To quit (a job or position).
  4. To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.

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