Moves away (7)
I believe the answer is:
recedes
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">moves away</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('recede' can be a synonym of 'move away')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for recedes that I've seen before include "Withdraws" , "Subsides" .)