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Put your name on it again then pull up stakes (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resign

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'again then pull up stakes' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'put your name on it' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'put' could be 'sign' (signing is a kind of putting) and 'sign' is found within the answer.
'on' could be 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to') and 're' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for resign that I've seen before include "withdraw" , "Quit" , "Hand in one's notice" , "Either leave" , "Stand down" .)

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