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Garment put out to dry fell (6)

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I believe the answer is:

abated

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'fell' is the definition.
(abating is a kind of falling)

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(Other definitions for abated that I've seen before include "Became more moderate" , "Subsided or decreased like storm" , "Relaxed" , "Slackened off, died back" , "grew smaller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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