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Going back, headed for an exit (9)

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I believe the answer is:

egression

'for an exit' is the definition.
(an act of exiting)

'going back headed' is the wordplay.
'going back' becomes 'regression' (regression is going backwards).
'headed' means to remove the first letter (head can mean to remove the top from something).
'regression' with its initial letter removed is 'EGRESSION'.

(Another definition for egression that I've seen is " Emergence".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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