Withdraw - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'withdraw' is the definition.
(I know that withdraw can be written as recede)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for recede that I've seen before include "Decline" , "Become more distant" , "Start balding" , "Go backwards" , "Withdraw" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Sun, the Evening Standard, The Guardian and the Penny Press.

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

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back on a statement of belief" , "Abjure, forswear" , "Take back in canter" , "Renounce a former opinion or belief" , "Withdrawn former statement or belief" .)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

'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)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Times, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate and the Penny Press.

'withdraw' is the definition.
(I know that extract is a more specific form of the action the withdraw)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for extract that I've seen before include "bit" , "Draw or pull out" , "Selected passage from a book" , "Remove; select (a passage) for quotation" , "essence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Times, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate and the Penny Press.

'withdraw' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rescind that I've seen before include "Cinders (anag.)" , "Quash" , "Countermand" , "Revoke (a law/order)" , "Revoke (order)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Times, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate and the Penny Press.

(Other definitions for dropout that I've seen before include "Free spirit" , "Restart (rugby game)" , "Person with alternative lifestyle" , "One leaving normal society" , "Momentary loss of recorded signal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Times, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate and the Penny Press.

Withdraw (7)