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In public, once defeated, give up (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

concede

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

'in public once defeated' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'CONCEDE' can be found hidden inside 'public once defeated'.

(Other definitions for concede that I've seen before include "Acknowledge defeat" , "Surrender, yield" , "Acknowledge - abandon" , "Make concession" , "Admit something is true" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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