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Slowly declined (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waned

(Other definitions for waned that I've seen before include "(Of moon) grew smaller" , "grew faint" , "Decreased in size" , "Ebbed; declined" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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