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

(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back on a statement of belief" , "Abjure, forswear" , "Take back in canter" , "Renounce a former opinion or belief" , "Withdrawn former statement or belief" .)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 New York Times, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal.

'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)" .)