Became less tense Crossword Clue

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(adjective)
1. (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TENSE (verb)
1. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
2. become stretched or tense or taut
TENSE (noun)
1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
TENSE (adjective)
1. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat’)
LESS (adverb)
1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
LESS (adjective)
1. (comparative of `little’ usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
2. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer

Hint 3: Anagram

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