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"retreat" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often withdraw (8 letters).
Definitions
the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
Word origin
From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho. Doublet of retract, retrait, and ritratto.
Used in a sentence
“In a retreat he outruns any lackey.”
“The general opted for a swift retreat because he saw his troops were vastly outnumbered.”
“a mountain retreat”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Withdraw”7 letters
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