Become eaten away by rust or acid, eg (7)

I believe the answer is:

corrode

(Other definitions for corrode that I've seen before include "Growth in hazel buds" , "Slowly eat" , "Oxidize" , "Gradually weaken (metal)" , "Oxidise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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