Lessening the force of Crossword Clue

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LESSENING (noun)
1. a change downward
FORCE (noun)
1. (of a law) having legal validity
2. group of people willing to obey orders
FORCE (verb)
1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
2. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

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