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Diminish (5)

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'diminish' is the definition.
(abating is a kind of diminishing)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for abate that I've seen before include "Become less in intensity" , "retreat" , "Put an end to" , "Wane" , "Lessen - cease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, The Guardian, The Sun, The Independent and the King Feature Syndicate.
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