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Initiation in diabolism? Issue making you resign! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

demit

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'resign' is the definition.
(demit means to resign from a post)

'initiation in diabolism? issue' is the wordplay.
'initiation in diabolism?' becomes 'd' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'issue' becomes 'emit' (both can mean to give out or radiate).
'd'+'emit'='DEMIT'

'making you' is the link.

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(Other definitions for demit that I've seen before include "Send" , "Timed (anag.); to lower or to resign" , "Yield" , "Dismiss" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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