Department of Defense withdrawing registration for one shirking draft, say (6)

Independent Cryptic #12294 | 25 Across | 2026-03-04
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

DOD (abbreviation for the US Department of Defense), then REG (abbreviation for registration) reversed (withdrawing). Draft dodger = someone who makes excuses to avoid military service.

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