Falls back (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">falls back</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('recede' can be a synonym of 'fall back')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for recedes that I've seen before include "Subsides" , "Withdraws" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">falls back</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for retreats that I've seen before include "Refuges" , "Recedes" , "Goes back, like defeated army" , "Places that afford peace and quiet" , "Of army, falls back before enemy attack" .)