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Troop Cover After Engineers Cut Expenses Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RETRENCH which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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verb

• tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

• make a reduction, as in one's workforce

27%13 Money to cover expenses already incurred
noun

• compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.

26%4Cut back on expenses, e.g.
verb

• decrease gradually or bit by bit

• cut small bits or pare shavings from

• remove the skin from

• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

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