Draw back from English bishops (3)
I believe the answer is:
ebb
'draw back' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'english bishops' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'bishops' becomes 'bb' (a chess abbreviation for bishop written twice).
'e'+'bb'='EBB'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for ebb that I've seen before include "Go out or recede like tide" , "Flow back or recede" , "(Water) recede" , "Go out like tide (3)" , "Receding movement, as of a tide" .)