Surrenders (5)
'surrenders' is the definition.
('cede' can be a synonym of 'surrender')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for cedes that I've seen before include "Hands over formally" , "Gives in, relinquishing" , "Yields, hands over" , "Surrenders or yields" , "Surrenders or relinquishes" .)
'surrenders' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for yields that I've seen before include "Gives in to the crops" , "Gives up the harvest" , "Crops or dividends" , "Capitulates" , "Succumbs" .)