The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RESCUED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RESCUED
- Looking embarrassed about ultimately useless signal delivered
- Prompt signal by soldiers led to diamonds being recovered
- Son, given a reminder to trail about, got free
- Extricated snooker ball, gripping top of ‘snooker stick’
- Secured when wandering or let loose
- Cure’s worked — boy’s recovered
- Prompted again to keep shilling that’s saved
- Retrieved small copper dropped in grass?
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The straight part
We know that "Retrieved" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case retrieved = rescued.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RESCUED mean?
RESCUED verb- To save from any violence, danger or evil.
- To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
- To recover forcibly.
- To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
- To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
- To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.