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Rises cut back (4)

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I believe the answer is:

tide

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This clue could be a double definition.

'rises cut' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'back' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

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(Other definitions for tide that I've seen before include "Ebb and flow of water" , "Time and it wait for no man" , "''There is a ... in the affairs of men'' (Julius Caesar)" , "Powerful surge" , "Sea's ebb and flow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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