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Receded (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ebbed

'receded' is the definition.
(ebbing is a kind of receding)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ebbed that I've seen before include "Diminished" , "Went out like tide" , "Flowed back or receded" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Mirror and The Wall Street Journal.
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