The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETIRED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RETIRED
- No longer working, went upstairs
- Socialist holding flag withdrew
- Stopped working, on getting drowsy
- Left job, about fed up
- Former flag in colour
- Left American band on road, indebted perhaps
- Embarrassed cuddling Jade in bed?
- Left the room scratched?
- Stop work to have bit of delectation in bed
- Soldiers suffering from long day stopped working?
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What does RETIRED mean?
RETIRED verb- To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- To cease use or production of something.
- To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
- To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- To recede; to fall or bend back.
- To go to bed.
- To remove or cease to use.
- To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
- Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
- (of people) Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age.
- No longer in use or production.