The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word DIMINISHED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DIMINISHED
- Spoiled, skirt inside that's shrunk
- Belittled and frustrated, the writer’s at home in this
- Smaller, gloomy home I left behind
- Became less dull in international cast
- Weakened, foolish Everyman, regularly unfit, dropped
- Cut, little girl fixed bandages
- Little lost after 50% diet? Cut down!
- It’s not bright in one small building that’s run down
- Finished nursing little girl, cut
- Got smaller car inside one outhouse by end of yard
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The straight part
We know that "Got smaller" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case got smaller = diminished.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DIMINISHED mean?
DIMINISHED verb- To make smaller.
- To become smaller.
- To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
- To taper.
- To disappear gradually.
- To take away; to subtract.
- Lessened, reduced
- Made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
- Reduced by a semitone