Kill one in ten (8)

I believe the answer is:

decimate

(Other definitions for decimate that I've seen before include "Aimed etc in order to destroy a large proportion of" , "Reduce by a tenth" , "Medicate (anag.)" , "By killing" , "Kill one in ten (as Romans did as punishment for mutiny)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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