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Conceding Defeat Sailor Goes Over To Be In Paris Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RETREATING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: RETREATING

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noun

• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

• a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

• an area where you can be alone

• withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

• the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

42%5 Cry in conceding defeat
noun

• the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

• a source of help and advice and encouragement

42%12Conceding defeat
noun

• a document containing the terms of surrender

• a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

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