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Quietly move back and forego (7)

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I believe the answer is:

precede

'forego' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'quietly move back' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'move back' becomes 're-cede' (synonyms).
'p'+'recede'='PRECEDE'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for precede that I've seen before include "go before the others" , "Occur before" , "Lead the way" , "Having to come in front" , "Come/go before" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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