Step down from a position (6)

I believe the answer is:

resign

(Other definitions for resign that I've seen before include "admit defeat" , "surrender" , "Stand down" , "Hand in one's notice" , "advice for the incompetent?" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times and The Irish Times.

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