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Bad at ice-dancing, so renounce title (8)

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abdicate

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'renounce title' is the definition.
'abdicate' can be an answer for 'renounce' (abdicating is a kind of renouncing). I'm not certain of the 'title' bit.

'bad at ice-dancing' is the wordplay.
'dancing' indicates an anagram.
'bad'+'at'+'ice'='badatice'
'badatice' with letters rearranged gives 'ABDICATE'.

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(Other definitions for abdicate that I've seen before include "Resign from or renounce the throne" , "Renounce position or power" , "stand down" , "Resign from monarchy" , "surrender" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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