Wears down Crossword Clue

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Wears down Crossword Answer

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ABRADES

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ERODES

(6 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

ABRADES
(7 letters)
ERODES
(6 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
RESIT

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Down

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