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Give up where acid beat complex (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abdicate

'give up' is the definition.
(abdicating is a kind of giving up)

'acid beat complex' is the wordplay.
'complex' indicates an anagram.
'acid'+'beat'='acidbeat'
'acidbeat' anagrammed gives 'ABDICATE'.

'where' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abdicate that I've seen before include "Abandon" , "Give up a throne" , "Resign from or renounce the throne" , "step down" , "Give up power" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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