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Pull back (in horror?) (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recoil

(Other definitions for recoil that I've seen before include "Kick of gun" , "Reaction to being fired" , "Backward jerk of a gun when it's fired" , "Stagger back" , "backlash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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