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Lowering of Parisian somewhere below ground (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

debasement

'lowering' is the definition.
(debasing oneself)

'of parisian somewhere below ground' is the wordplay.
'of parisian' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'somewhere below ground' becomes 'basement' (area below a building).
'de'+'basement'='DEBASEMENT'

(Other definitions for debasement that I've seen before include "Degradation" , "What's lowering" , "Dishonour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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