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Unsettled during fight, withdrawing (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bowing out

'withdrawing' is the definition.
(bowing out is a kind of withdrawing)

'unsettled during fight' is the wordplay.
'unsettled' becomes 'owing' (I've seen this before).
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'fight' becomes 'bout' ('bout' can be a synonym of 'fight').
'owing' inserted within 'bout' is 'BOWING OUT'.

(Another definition for bowing out that I've seen is " Retiring from a role or activity".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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