Verb with an edible homophone Crossword Clue

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Verb with an edible homophone Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. decrease gradually or bit by bit
2. strip the skin off

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HOMOPHONE (noun)
1. two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
EDIBLE (noun)
1. any substance that can be used as food
EDIBLE (adjective)
1. suitable for use as food

Hint 3: Anagram

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APER

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