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A temptation said to decrease (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abate

'decrease' is the definition.
(abating is a kind of decreasing)

'a temptation said' is the wordplay.
'temptation' becomes 'bait' (bait is a kind of temptation).
'said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'bait' sounds like 'bate'.
'a'+'bate'='ABATE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abate that I've seen before include "Become less intense" , "Subside, grow less" , "Become less in intensity" , "Moderate" , "Lessen - cease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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