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Declare to be less than average (4)

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I believe the answer is:

aver

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'declare' is the definition.
(averring is a kind of declaring)

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(Other definitions for aver that I've seen before include "Vera could declare to be true" , "Declare positively" , "Profess" , "Declare to be the case" , "Prove to be true" .)

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