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Give Ground Shelter Crossword Clue

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

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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

25%6 Took shelter in a shelter
noun

• an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

• space for movement

• opportunity for

• the people who are present in a room

verb

• live and take one's meals at or in

21%7 One who chooses to give a permanent home to a shelter animal.
noun

• a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child

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Telegraph Cryptic19 Oct 2023 Down 20
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