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Move back; diminish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recede

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'move back' is the first definition.
(receding is a kind of moving back)

'diminish' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for recede that I've seen before include "Start balding" , "Decline" , "Withdraw" , "Go backwards" , "Go back, ebb" .)

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