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Go back the right way out (7)

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I believe the answer is:

regress

'go back' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'right way out' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'way out' becomes 'egress' (I've seen this before).
'r'+'egress'='REGRESS'

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for regress that I've seen before include "Go back to earlier state, perhaps of health" , "Deteriorate" , "Go back to more primitive state" , "Get worse or go backwards" , "return journey" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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