Wear away - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

I've seen this clue in the Universal, The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday, The Independent, The Times, The New York Times, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, the USA Today, the Penny Press, The Mirror, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald.

'wear away' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for fret that I've seen before include "Sort of saw work" , "Fog" , "Worry unnecessarily" , "Worry; or the marking on a guitar" , "Notes separator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

'wear away' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for fray that I've seen before include "Wear at the edge" , "Chafe" , "Wear away from rubbing" , "Battle - loose at the edges!" , "Become stressed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

'wear away' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for gnaw that I've seen before include "Chew upon" , "Chew or crunch at" , "Wear away with the teeth" , "Chew at, work with teeth" , "Chew and grind down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

'wear away' is the definition.
(abrading is a kind of wearing away)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for abrade that I've seen before include "Wear away by friction" , "Scratch" , "Scrape away, erode" , "Wear away by rubbing (6)" , "Wear away by rubbing, scrape" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Star Tribune and the King Feature Syndicate.

'wear away' is the definition.
(rubbing off is a kind of wearing away)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rub off that I've seen before include "passed on" , "Remove by applying friction" , "Be transferred by contact or association" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

Wear away (5)