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Once under cut, gave up (9)

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I believe the answer is:

renounced

'gave up' is the definition.
('renounce' can be a synonym of 'give up')

'once under cut' is the wordplay.
'cut' is an anagram indicator.
'once'+'under'='onceunder'
'onceunder' anagrammed gives 'RENOUNCED'.

(Another definition for renounced that I've seen is " Gave up".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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