Decelerates (5,2)

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5,2

slows

'decelerates' is the definition.
(slowing is a kind of decelerating)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for slows that I've seen before include "Decelerates" , "Retards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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