The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RELENT
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More clues leading to the result RELENT
- Hesitation about time of abstinence? Back down
- Change one's mind about period of self-denial
- Come round on time before Easter
- Give in regarding period for abstinence
- Engineers take forty days to ease off
- Change your mind about period of abstinence
- Soldier advanced? Give in!
- Give in over Christian fast
- Change one’s mind about name being included in lease
- Become less severe about period of fasting
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The straight part
We know that "Become less severe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case become less severe = relent.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RELENT mean?
RELENT noun- Stay; stop; delay.
- A relenting.
- To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper
- To slacken; to abate.
- To lessen, make less severe or intense.
- (of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
- Softhearted; yielding