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Resign on account of work (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forgo

'resign' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'account of work' is the wordplay.
'account of' becomes 'for' (I've seen this in other clues).
'work' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'for'+'go'='FORGO'

'on' is the link.

(Other definitions for forgo that I've seen before include "Do without (something desirable)" , "Sacrifice" , "Abjure" , "Live without" , "Relinquish, give up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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