Relegation (8)
I believe the answer is:
demotion
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">relegation</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 demotion that I've seen before include "reduction in status" , "Forced loss of rank" , "Reduction to lower rank as punishment" , "Going down" , "Motioned about reduction in rank" .)