Makes less tight. Crossword Clue

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TIGHT (adjective)
1. very drunk
2. of textiles
TIGHT (adverb)
1. in an attentive manner
2. firmly or closely
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

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