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First to abandon lots of work demands (4)

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asks

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'demands' is the definition.
('ask' can be a synonym of 'demand')

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(Other definitions for asks that I've seen before include "Demands (something of someone)" , "Invites; enquires" , "Enquires; requests" , "Puts a query" , "Solicits" .)

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