The Clue
Withdraws (7 letter answer)
The Answer
DEPARTS
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Notes
The answer DEPARTS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Entrains
Exits
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Leaves
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Hits the road
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Definition
DEPART as a verb:
1. (go, go away, depart) = move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
2. (deviate, vary, diverge, depart) = be at variance with; be out of line with
3. (depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off) = leave; "The family took off for Florida"
4. (depart, take leave, quit) = go away or leave
5. (leave, depart, pull up stakes) = remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
6. (sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle) = wander from a direct or straight course