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Vogue magazine's ultimate decline (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fade

'decline' is the definition.
(I know that fade is a type of degenerate)

'vogue magazine's ultimate' is the wordplay.
'vogue' becomes 'fad' (fad is a kind of vogue).
'ultimate' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'magazine' is 'e'.
'fad'+'e'='FADE'

(Other definitions for fade that I've seen before include "Grow dim" , "Grow fainter" , "Yellow" , "flag" , "Discolour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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