Gives way and dies (8)
I believe the answer is:
succumbs
This clue is a double definition.
'gives way' is the first definition.
'dies' is the second definition.
(succumbing is a kind of dying)
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for succumbs that I've seen before include "Yields to pressure, capitulates" , "Gives in, yields to" , "Gives way to something overpowering" , "Gives in, to pressure say" , "Gives in (to temptation)" .)