Crossword Genius

Withdraw European books (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ebb

'withdraw' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'european books' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'books' becomes 'bb'.
'e'+'bb'='EBB'

(Other definitions for ebb that I've seen before include "Abate" , "Outward flow of the tide" , "Drain away; decline" , "Flow outwards" , "Withdraw heartless" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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