Reduce, relegate (6)
I believe the answer is:
demote
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">reduce</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">relegate</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for demote that I've seen before include "Reduce in status" , "Move to lower status" , "Put down in rank" , "Downgrade" , "Move down in rank" .)