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Disadvantage Of Retreat Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DRAWBACK which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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99%8Exact Match!
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

35%8Disadvantage of retreat
noun

• the quality of being a hindrance

29%9 To retreat to a rural retreat from city life
verb

• live in the country and lead a rustic life

• send to the country

• suspend temporarily from college or university, in England

• give (stone) a rustic look

• lend a rustic character to

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The Guardian Quiptic09 Aug 2004 Across 20
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