Cryptic crossword clue
Something not self-standing that’s reduced by some pounds? 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LEANER

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What does LEANER mean?

LEANER adjective
  1. (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
  2. (of meat) Having little fat.
  3. Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
  4. Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
  5. Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
  6. Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing"
LEANER noun
  1. One who leans, or inclines toward something.

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