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Hideaway; recede (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retreat

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">hideaway</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that hideaway can be written as retreat)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">recede</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that retreat is a kind of recede)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for retreat that I've seen before include "asylum" , "Back away" , "Climb down" , "secluded place" , "Leave - refuge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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