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Reportedly plant again and withdraw (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recede

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'withdraw' is the definition.
(receding is a kind of withdrawing)

'reportedly plant again' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'again' could be 're' (prefix meaning 'again') and 're' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cede' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for recede that I've seen before include "Become more distant" , "Go backwards" , "Move backward" , "Withdraw" , "Start balding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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