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Wear down in fight (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fray

This clue is a double definition.

'wear down' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'fight' is the second definition.
(fray is a kind of fight)

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fray that I've seen before include "Become strained" , "Rub off, unravel" , "Wear thin - brawl" , "Unravel at the edges" , "Tempers may do" .)

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