Making smaller (9)
I believe the answer is:
shrinking
'making smaller' is the definition.
(shrinking is a kind of making smaller)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for shrinking that I've seen before include "Decreasing in size" , "Shy person" , "Becoming smaller" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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