Devolve

5 clues
Be passed (to)
Pass on to another
Slowly slide into chaos
Pass on, as responsibilities
Cede, as power to local government
Similar answers:
Aardwolves
Absolve
Absolved
Absolves
Absolvethelaw
Adamandeve
Adevil
Amostdevcoward
Andeverywhere
Andevil
Andthedevilsendscooks
Andydevine
Areddevelopment
Ascendwithwolves
Beadevotedcrook
Beatthedevil
Bedevil
Bedeviled
Bedevils
Befiredeveryday