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Ebb or wane (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recede

This clue is a double definition.

'ebb' is the first definition.
(I know that ebb is a more specific form of the action recede)

'wane' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for recede that I've seen before include "Decline" , "Go backwards" , "Become more distant" , "Withdraw" , "Start balding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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