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Receded, as the tide (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ebbed

'receded as the tide' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ebbed that I've seen before include "Flowed back or receded" , "Diminished" , "Went out like tide" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post Sunday, the Newsday.com, The New York Times and the USA Today.
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