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Group of workers with Royal Navy support retreat (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

turn back

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

'group of workers with royal navy support' is the wordplay.
'group of workers' becomes 'TU' (Trade Union).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'royal navy' becomes 'RN' (abbreviation for Royal Navy).
'support' becomes 'back' (to back is to support or endorse).
'tu'+'rn'+'back'='TURN BACK'

(Another definition for turn back that I've seen is " Retreat".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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