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* Withdrawing (10,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chickening out

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

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for chickening out that I've seen is " deserting".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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