Wears down (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">wears down</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for erodes that I've seen before include "Wears away as by time or water" , "Wears away with weather" , "Eats away" .)
(Another definition for abrades that I've seen is " Scratches".)