What “decreases” rations — me unfortunately (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
steam iron
'what decreases' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'rations me unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' is an anagram indicator (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'rations'+'me'='rationsme'
'rationsme' with letters rearranged gives 'STEAM IRON'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for steam iron that I've seen before include "Clothes finisher" , "Clothes presser" , "Domestic smoother" , "Tool that dampens and presses" , "Appliance for pressing" .)