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Spooner’s
Rivulet
Sailing
Course
retreat
(4,4)
Spooner’s Rivulet Sailing Course retreat (4,4)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Retreat is your definition. Spooner's doing his usual trick here — take burn (a rivulet) and tack (a sailing course), then swap their opening consonants, so "Burn Tack" becomes "Turn Back."