The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WASTAGE
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More clues leading to the result WASTAGE
- Worrying at first, a phase in degeneration
- Loss of money earned over players — 100’s missing
- A rutter in the Guardian — how much lost?
- Dissipation of American male covered by the Guardian
- Loss of art in past years
- A way to be covered by pay for natural loss
- Unusable material was given label ‘Fifth grade’
- Holding a party to which girls aren’t invited, we’ll realise loss!
- A coach with wife going west is exhausting
- Refuse salary, get away
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The straight part
We know that "exhausting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case exhausting = wastage.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WASTAGE mean?
WASTAGE noun- The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
- The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation.
- Anything lost by wear or waste.
- Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
- The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal.