Related Clues:

• In bed, withdrew
• Brightly coloured clothing to dress up in bed?
• Withdrawn, as old car in America could be
• Gave up work
• No longer working, dress in flamboyant colour
• Engineers grew weary and stopped working
• Turned in, as claiming a pension?
• Engineers grew weary and went to bed
• Army corps, weary, retreated
• No longer one of the workers? Red flag's put away
• Ceased working
• Withdrew part of army, exhausted
• AA*P
• Stopped working, or went back
• Finished work