Increasing the number of candles on a birthday cake Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
2. the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
(adjective)
1. growing old

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INCREASING (adjective)
1. becoming greater or larger
2. (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume
BIRTHDAY (noun)
1. the date on which a person was born
2. an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

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