Cryptic crossword clue
Lowering a can into crumpled bag  7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ABATING

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The straight part
We know that "Lowering" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lowering = abating.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ABATING mean?

ABATING verb
  1. (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
  2. To become null and void.
  3. To nullify; make void.
  4. To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.
  5. To be humbled; to be brought down physically or mentally.
  6. To curtail; to deprive.
  7. To reduce in amount, size, or value.
  8. To decrease in size, value, or amount.
  9. To moderate; to lessen in force, intensity, to subside.
  10. To decrease in intensity or force; to subside.
  11. To deduct or omit.
  12. To bar or except.
  13. To cut away or hammer down, in such a way as to leave a figure in relief, as a sculpture, or in metalwork.
  14. To dull the edge or point of; to blunt.
  15. To destroy, or level to the ground.
ABATING verb
  1. To enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession.
ABATING noun
  1. Anesis.

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