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Melt away, dissolve (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deliquesce

This clue is a double definition.

'melt away' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'dissolve' is the second definition.
(I know that deliquesce is a more specific form of the action dissolve)

(Other definitions for deliquesce that I've seen before include "Liquefy by absorbing water from the air" , "What's to dissolve gradually" , "(Of a solid) liquefy by absorbing air's moisture" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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