Crossword Genius

Weaken woman with stringed instrument (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dilute

'weaken' is the definition.
(I know that dilute is a more specific form of the action the weaken)

'woman with stringed instrument' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'Di' (short for Diana).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'stringed instrument' becomes 'lute' (lute is a type of stringed instrument).
'di'+'lute'='DILUTE'

(Other definitions for dilute that I've seen before include "Add liquid to lessen strength" , "Adulterate" , "Weaken by adding water" , "Thin down by adding water" , "Reduce concentration of a liquid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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