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The Clue

Gnaw (5 letter answer)

The Answer

ERODE

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Notes

The answer ERODE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.

Related Clues

Corrode
Deteriorate
Eat at
Undermine
Weaken
Wear
Become weatherworn
Become worn
Cause to vanish
Chip away
Eat away
Eat away at
Lose ground?
Subject of ablation
Subject to ablation
Subject to detrition
Subject to planation
Wear away
Wear down
Weather away
Weather, in a way
Wear away, as soil
Wear away, as a bank
What waves do to shores

Definition

ERODE as a verb:

1. (erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away) = become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
2. (erode, eat away, fret) = remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"