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Wears away (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erodes

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">wears away</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('erode' can be a synonym of 'wear away')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for erodes that I've seen before include "Eats away" , "Wears away as by time or water" , "Wears away with weather" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Daily Mail, the Penny Press, The New York Times, the Universal, The Mirror, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate and the USA Today.
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