Article on awards shrivels (9)

I believe the answer is:

atrophies

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'shrivels' is the definition.
(atrophying is a kind of shriveling)

'article on awards' is the wordplay.
'article on' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'awards' becomes 'trophies' (trophy is a kind of award).
'a'+'trophies'='ATROPHIES'

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(Another definition for atrophies that I've seen is " Withers".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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