Related Clues:

• Before hosting party, went back to eat out
• Growth in hazel buds
• Slowly remove from Piero della Francesca collection
• Gradually destroy characters Dumbledore's about to protect
• Rust putting hole in middle of car? Accepted lift
• Eg, to rust
• Oxidise
• Slowly eat gold perch in covering of cheese
• Chemically weaken
• Gradually weaken (metal)
• Destroy by chemical action
• With stick stuck in the middle of fruit, eat...
• The pole in the centre shows rust
• Cut uneven clogs before wear
• Eat out in bar in heart of Greece