Worsen significantly (11)

I believe the answer is:

deteriorate

(Other definitions for deteriorate that I've seen before include "Go downhill" , "decline" , "Fail" , "Become slowly worse" , "Become progressively worse" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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