Dings (5)

I think it could be either:

dents

nicks

'dings' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for dents that I've seen before include "Tends towards small depressions" , "reductions in size" , "Tends towards small depression" , "Tends to create small depressions" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Penny Press.

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