Fades away due to negligible expenditure in diet (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
dies out
'negligible expenditure in diet' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'fades away' is the wordplay.
'fades' becomes 'dies' (I've seen this in another clue).
'away' becomes 'out' (similar in meaning).
'dies'+'out'='DIES OUT'
'due to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for dies out that I've seen is " fails to survive".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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