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Move backwards using right exit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

regress

'move backwards' is the definition.

'right exit' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'exit' becomes 'egress' (I've seen this before).
'r'+'egress'='REGRESS'

'using' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for regress that I've seen before include "Go back to a worse condition" , "Decline" , "Return or revert" , "Go back to more primitive state" , "Backslide" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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