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Back out of some business (6)

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retire

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'back out' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for retire that I've seen before include "Pull back" , "go upstairs?" , "Get your head down" , "Give up working and go to bed" , "retreat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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