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The Clue

Subsiding (6 letter answer)

The Answer

EBBING

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Notes

The answer EBBING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.

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In decline
Declining in power
On the way out
Going out, as the tide

Definition

EBBING as a noun:

1. (ebb, ebbing, wane) = a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

EBB as a verb:

1. (ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off) = flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"
2. hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
3. fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"