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The natural breaking down of proteins?(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “The natural breaking down of proteins?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 22nd January 2026.

The answer is
R O T
3 letters · most recently seen on 22nd January 2026

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