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Withdrew soldiers given medical attention? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retreated

'withdrew' is the definition.
('retreat' can be a synonym of 'withdraw')

'soldiers given medical attention?' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 'RE' (Royal Engineers).
'given medical attention?' becomes 'treated' (gave treatment).
're'+'treated'='RETREATED'

(Other definitions for retreated that I've seen before include "Gave up ground" , "Retired" , "Went back" , "pulled back" , "Left" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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