Confused restorer turned back (8)

I believe the answer is:

retrorse

'turned back' is the definition.
(biological term)

'confused restorer' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'restorer' anagrammed gives 'RETRORSE'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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