Here are the possible solutions for they abandon their posts clue
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Relevancy
retirees
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They abandon their posts
Definition
RETIREE, one who has retired from his vocation, also RETIRANT
dormice
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They got their name from their hibernation
Definition
DORMOUSE, any member of a family of rodents related to mice
jocks
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People who all they care about is sports which are meaningless because our bodies are ephemeral and will abandon us too in the end
Definition
JOCK, (US slang) a keen sportsman
awls
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If they're boring, they're doing their job
Definition
AWL, a pointed tool for making holes
sahl
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Early and influential stand-up comedian Mort who said, "Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen" haha I feel that
blackeyedpeas
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Their "I Gotta Feeling" knocked their own "Boom Boom Pow" off the #1 spot on Billboard: 3 wds.
boyziimen
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Their "On Bended Knee" knocked their own "I'll Make Love to You" off the #1 spot on Billboard: 3 wds.
okapis
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Mammals able to groom their ears with their tongues
Definition
OKAPI, an animal like a giraffe but with a short neck and smaller
