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Reduce by ha'pence somehow (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cheapen

'reduce' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'ha'pence somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'hapence' anagrammed gives 'CHEAPEN'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cheapen that I've seen before include "lower" , "Depreciate" , "Decry or devalue" , "decrease in value" , "Reduce worth, degrade" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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