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Decomposes (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rots

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">decomposes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('rot' can be a synonym of 'decompose')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for rots that I've seen before include "Decays" , "Decomposes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Universal and the USA Today.
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