Abdicate (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abdicate</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 resign that I've seen before include "Give up one's post" , "withdraw" , "Either leave" , "admit defeat" , "Abdicate" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abdicate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for renounce that I've seen before include "Forswear and abjure" , "Give up, power say" , "Publicly give up rights" , "Disown formally, repudiate" , "Give up, turn away from" .)