Death shift (9)
I believe the answer is:
departure
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'death' is the first definition.
(departure is a kind of death)
'shift' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for departure that I've seen before include "Lucky" , "outbound journey?" , "Exodus" , "Exit" , "Variation from the expected" .)