Becoming bricked in, revolutionary saint surrenders (4,2)
I believe the answer is:
lets go
'surrenders' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I don't understand how they can define each other.
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lets go that I've seen before include "Releases from one's grip" , "Liberates" , "Order to leave" , "Come on then, we're off!" , "fires" .)