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There is one answer that satisfies the title, and all of the lines below.

I can bow to the enemy.
I am the opposite of myself.
I can help you, if you want to go back.
I am known for staying in a group of my kind.

What am I?

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The answer is possibly...

The letter U

I can bow to the enemy: U = Yew, commonly used to make bows.
I am the opposite of myself: U = You, the opposite of "myself"
I can help you, if you want to go back: U-Turn.
I am known for staying in a group of my kind: U = Ewe, who usually group together in herds.

The title: the letter U is between T and V in the English alphabet.

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  • $\begingroup$ The fourth line could be rot13(gur yrggre J vf cebabhaprq "qbhoyr H" va Ratyvfu) $\endgroup$
    – Birjolaxew
    Commented Aug 20, 2019 at 11:30
  • $\begingroup$ @NudgeNudge Good! Lines 2, 3 and Title are right. For lines 1 and 4, look for spelling variations of the answer (like you did with line 2). $\endgroup$
    – FlanMan
    Commented Aug 20, 2019 at 12:50
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I know there is an accepted answer, but this came to mind:

Beam

I can bow to the enemy: The beam in a television tube is bent magnetically to change the position on the opposing screen that it is shot at
I am the opposite of myself: A beam is something you send, but also something received
- - It is also something tangible (a wooden support beam) and something intangible (sunbeam)
I can help you, if you want to go back: "Beam me up, Scotty"
I am known for staying in a group of my kind: A laser beam is all one frequency of light, all going in the same direction.

The title: as mentioned it is used in tube TV technology.

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