Competitor not very taken aback? Retreat (4)

Independent Cryptic #11828 | 12 Across | 2024-09-06
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

RI [v] AL (competitor), without the V (abbreviation for very), reversed (taken aback). Retreat = lair = a private hiding-place.

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