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Retiring jester, hot and haggard (9)

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I believe the answer is:

withdrawn

'retiring' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'jester hot and haggard' is the wordplay.
'jester' becomes 'wit' (both can mean a comical person).
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'haggard' becomes 'drawn' (synonyms).
'wit'+'h'+'drawn'='WITHDRAWN'

(Other definitions for withdrawn that I've seen before include "Rather shy" , "Private" , "Pulled out of" , "Discontinued; shunning social contact" , "Quiet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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