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Became weary again and withdrew (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retired

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'withdrew' is the definition.
('retire' can be a synonym of 'withdraw')

'became weary again' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'weary' could be 'retire' (retiring is a kind of wearying) and 'retire' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for retired that I've seen before include "Stopped working" , "No longer working" , "Turned in" , "Gave up job, relaxed on pension" , "Ceased working" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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