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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 Irish Times, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Mirror.
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