Crossword Genius

Leave accompanied by, to tow (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

withdraw

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

'accompanied by to tow' is the wordplay.
'accompanied by' becomes 'with' (I've seen this before).
'to tow' becomes 'draw'.
'with'+'draw'='WITHDRAW'

(Other definitions for withdraw that I've seen before include "Remove, take away" , "Extract" , "Recoil" , "Take money out of a bank account" , "Recant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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