End a legal partnership (8)
I believe the answer is:
dissolve
'end a legal partnership' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for dissolve that I've seen before include "Change into liquid" , "Cause to go into a solution" , "Break up and merge with a liquid" , "End a legal partnership" , "Become liquid, melt" .)