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Record: wine gradually diminished (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tapered

'gradually diminished' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'record wine' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'tape record' (synonyms).
'wine' becomes 'red' (red is a type of wine).
'tape'+'red'='TAPERED'

(Other definitions for tapered that I've seen before include "Narrowing towards one end" , "Gradually narrowing" , "Narrowed by red tape" , "Gradually diminished" , "Predate (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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