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Bug's tail preserved in amber maybe exhumed after excavation's stood down (8)

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I believe the answer is:

resigned

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'amber maybe exhumed after excavation's stood down' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'bug's tail preserved in' is the wordplay.
'tail' indicates one should take the final letters.
'preserved' becomes 'resined' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
The final letter of 'bug' is 'g'.
'g' going within 'resined' is 'RESIGNED'.

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(Other definitions for resigned that I've seen before include "Quit" , "Left work" , "Gave up one's job" , "quietly submissive" , "Defeatist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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