Shorten and reduce, holding one part of speech back Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABBREVIATE Shorten and reduce, holding one part of speech back (10)
6% EMOTIONAL Holding back tears, perhaps (9) LA Times Daily Feb 14, 2026
6% LOWER Reduce (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 13, 2026
6% TENSE Nervous part of speech (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Feb 8, 2026
6% STEMS Holds back (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 6, 2026
6% INUNISON Sopranos in university holding back as one (2,6) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 3, 2026
6% REARS Back parts (5) Premier Sunday Jan 18, 2026
6% VERB Part of speech (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 15, 2026
6% SECOND Project holding company back (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
6% DROP Reduce (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 6, 2026
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