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Flows back, as the tide (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ebbs

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flows back as the tide</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for ebbs that I've seen before include "Declines gradually" , "Subsides" , "flags" , "Wanes" , "Goes out like tide" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the Newsday.
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