Retreat from act by sponsor (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
turn back
'retreat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'act by sponsor' is the wordplay.
'act' becomes 'turn' (theatre**).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'sponsor' becomes 'back'.
'turn'+'back'='TURN BACK'
'from' acts as a link.
(Another definition for turn back that I've seen is " Retreat".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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