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Hands in notice that plastered ingress (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resigns

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'hands in notice' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'plastered ingress' is the wordplay.
'plastered' indicates an anagram (plastered can informally mean drunk).
'ingress' with letters rearranged gives 'RESIGNS'.

'that' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for resigns that I've seen before include "Leaves job voluntarily" , "does the honourable thing" , "abdicates" , "Gives up (a post)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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