The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RESIGNS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RESIGNS
- Leaves job, or extends contract?
- Once again, accepts contract’s terms and quits
- Concedes defeat over board rules limiting close of business
- Rules over Sweden, then quits
- Singer misbehaves — soprano quits
- Gives up in seconds, breaking rules
- Gives up concerning omens
- Steps down, concerned with omens
- Skinhead breaks rules, drops out
- Gives in and walks out
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The straight part
We know that "Steps down" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case steps down = resigns.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RESIGNS mean?
RESIGNS verb- To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
- (by extension) To sign a contract renewing or restarting a professional relationship, such as that of a professional athlete with a sports team.
- To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
- To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
- To quit (a job or position).
- To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.