Whittle away (4)
'whittle away' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pare that I've seen before include "Strip the skin from" , "Remove the skin from" , "Shave, say, pencil" , "Cut down gradually" , "Whittle" .)
'whittle away' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for erode that I've seen before include "Eat away" , "Grind down" , "go to pieces!" , "Wear away with weather" , "fragment" .)