Gutless traitor in backlash for withdrawal (10)

I believe the answer is:

retraction

'withdrawal' is the definition.
(withdrawing or retracting something)

'gutless traitor in backlash' is the wordplay.
'gutless' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'backlash' becomes 'reaction' (I've seen this before).
'traitor' with its middle removed is 'tr'.
'tr' going inside 'reaction' is 'RETRACTION'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Another definition for retraction that I've seen is " Withdrawal of a statement".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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