What does the cryptic crossword clue "Old-fashioned baggage attendant quietly declined to go back (5)" mean?

The definition is "back". The wordplay uses a reversal. ORTER (reversal="=baggage attendant; “ quietly (=p, for piano") = RETRO; definition: "Old-fashioned" The answer is RETRO.

Old-fashioned baggage attendant quietly declined to go back (5)

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