Related Clues:

• Just keep quiet over one's official position - it was less than it used to be
• The shorter one got, the more one must keep quiet about one's position
• Gone out to be up over the bed
• Don't say anything, but the class got smaller (6)
• No longer wearable, maybe
• Don't say anything, but the status was reduced
• Drew back, as the tide
• Was nearly out
• Drew away
• Became smaller
• Drew back quiet and offensive
• Went out with the waves
• After call for quiet, row diminished
• Be sent back to bunk, having weakened
• Approached exhaustion