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Recoil from a psychiatrist (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shrink

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'recoil' is the first definition.
(I know that recoil can be written as shrink)

'a psychiatrist' is the second definition.
(informal term for a psychiatrist)

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shrink that I've seen before include "Decrease - therapist" , "Draw back from the psychiatrist?" , "Diminish" , "Contract, grow smaller" , "Withdraw from" .)

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