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Diminish (5)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">diminish</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(abating is a kind of diminishing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for abate that I've seen before include "Become less in intensity" , "retreat" , "Put an end to" , "Wane" , "Lessen - cease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Mirror, The Guardian, the Evening Standard, The Sun, The Star Tribune and The Wall Street Journal.
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