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Withdrawal of a statement, opinion or promise as inaccurate or unjustified (noun)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 10 letters · last seen October 22, 2026

Answer
RETRACTION
RETRACTION · 10 letters · puzzle shows **TRACT***
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The Root
TRACTmeans “pull, draw”

In a sentence: The editor printed a RETRACTION to erroneous statistics in today's newspaper.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “Withdrawal of a statement, opinion or promise as inaccurate or unjustified (noun)” has the answer RETRACTION (10 letters), built on the root TRACT, which means “pull, draw”. See the full October 22, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.

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