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Steps down - or steps up again! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

resigns

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'steps down' is the definition.
(resigning is a kind of stepping down)

'steps up again' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'again' could be 're' (prefix meaning 'again') and 're' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'signs' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'or' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for resigns that I've seen before include "abdicates" , "Gives up (a post)" , "Leaves job voluntarily" , "does the honourable thing" .)

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