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Beat A Retreat Crossword Clue

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99%7Exact Match!
verb

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• escape from the control of

98%4Exact Match!
verb

• run away quickly

97%9Exact Match!
verb

• retrace one's course

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New York Times11 Oct 2002 Across 62
New York Times11 Oct 2002 Across 62
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