Cryptic crossword clue
Reducing fat 10

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

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What does SHORTENING mean?

SHORTENING verb
  1. To make shorter; to abbreviate.
  2. To become shorter.
  3. To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
  4. To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
  5. To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
  6. To take in the slack of (a rope).
  7. To reduce (sail) by taking it in.
SHORTENING noun
  1. Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.
  2. Verbal noun of shorten - a reduction in length.

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