The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RETREATED
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More clues leading to the result RETREATED
- Withdrew and negotiated again
- Went back and dealt with issue again
- Turned back to be in Paris after end of October
- Went back to pay for drug, though owing money
- Withdrew to be given therapy again?
- Doctor in a rush, went back
- Went back and administered therapy again
- Withdrew soldiers given medical attention?
- Went back and bought another round
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What does RETREATED mean?
RETREATED verb- To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
- To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again
- To withdraw from a position, go back.
- (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
- To slope back.