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(Other definitions for retreat that I've seen before include "unhappy manoeuvre" , "Back away" , "Tree rat (anag)" , "Leave - refuge" , "Pull back" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Irish Times and The Times.
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