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 Independent, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, The Sun and The Guardian.

(Other definitions for revoke that I've seen before include "Rescind (e.g. permission)" , "Cancel (a decree, etc)" , "Annul by recalling" , "Withdraw or cancel, say a licence" , "'Officially cancel, a licence say (6)'" .)

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

(Other definitions for recant that I've seen before include "Go back on former belief" , "Renounce a former opinion or belief" , "Formally reject a former belief" , "Revoke a former declaration" , "Go back on a statement of belief" .)

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

'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 "Take back what was said" , "Eat one's words" , "Take back (statement)" , "Pull back (statements or claws, perhaps)" , "Sheathe" .)