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Pull backward (4)

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I believe the answer is:

draw

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'pull' is the definition.
(I know that pull can be written as draw)

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(Other definitions for draw that I've seen before include "Take in (a breath), attraction" , "attractive thing" , "Sketch; attraction" , "Design" , "Stalemate or tie" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and The Globe and Mail.
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