By the same account, it was also never stated that "leaving" meant "leaving with a deal" (a deal that is always going to be skewed in favour of the EU.

Coming from a relatively impartial viewpoint (i did not vote in the referendum, i don't think it will matter a jot if we are in or out, given the clowns on all sides of government) i think the claims that people didn't vote to leave with a clean break, is pretty far-fetched. That's certainly how i interpreted it at the time.