Withdraw - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'withdraw' is the definition.
(both can mean to go back)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for retire that I've seen before include "Give up the job and go to bed" , "Leave job permanently (6)" , "Go to bed or quit work for good" , "Step down" , "Finish following one's career" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Independent, The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Sun, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, the Evening Standard and The Star Tribune.

(Other definitions for recant that I've seen before include "Go back on a statement of belief" , "Abjure, forswear" , "Take back in canter" , "Renounce a former opinion or belief" , "Withdrawn former statement or belief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Independent, The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Sun, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, the Evening Standard and The Star Tribune.

'withdraw' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for retract that I've seen before include "Reverse" , "Withdraw (offer, statement etc)" , "Eat one's words" , "Revoke" , "Pull back (statements or claws, perhaps)" .)