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Admit Defeat When Rule Is Broken By Bridge Player Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RESIGN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
verb

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• give up or retire from a position

• part with a possession or right

• accept as inevitable

39%8 Honoured king broken, he had to admit defeat finally
noun

• originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

• a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

verb

• raise (someone) to knighthood

36%7Admit defeat against a good player, say
verb

• admit (to a wrongdoing)

• be willing to concede

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• acknowledge defeat

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The Guardian Cryptic06 Jul 2010 Down 21
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