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Wears away (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erodes

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

(Other definitions for erodes that I've seen before include "Eats away" , "Wears away as by time or water" , "Wears away with weather" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the USA Today, The Daily Mail, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday, The Mirror, The New York Times, the Penny Press, the Universal and the LA Times.
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