Ingress winding with steps down (7)
I believe the answer is:
resigns
'steps down' is the definition.
(resigning is a kind of stepping down)
'ingress winding' is the wordplay.
'winding' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ingress' is an anagram of 'RESIGNS'.
'with' is the link.
(Other definitions for resigns that I've seen before include "Gives up (a post)" , "does the honourable thing" , "Leaves job voluntarily" , "abdicates" .)