Gives up work (7)
I believe the answer is:
retires
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gives up work</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for retires that I've seen before include "Gives up work" , "Goes to bed" , "turns in" , "Withdraws" , "Pulls out" .)