Cryptic crossword clue
Eats tuna salad, drinks lots of tea and gets thinner 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ATTENUATES

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What does ATTENUATES mean?

ATTENUATES verb
  1. To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
  2. To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
  3. To become thin or fine; to grow less.
  4. To weaken.
  5. To rarefy.
  6. To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
  7. To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
  8. (of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.

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