Leave job to produce serial publication (4-4)

I believe the answer is:

part-work

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'produce serial publication' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'leave job' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'part' (parting means leaving or separating).
'job' becomes 'work' (synonyms).
'part'+'work'='PART-WORK'

'to' acts as a link.

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