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The Clue
Takes back (7 letter answer)
The Answer
RECANTS
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Notes
The answer RECANTS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Disavows
Yields to inquisitors
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Definition
RECANT as a verb:
1. (abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile) = formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"