Possible Clues:

• Gradual decay such as from rusting
• Rust
• Is gold set back in crown almost wearing away?
• Something worn on a hood
• Effect of rust in corn, or so one made out
• Wear
• Deterioration in organization runs and runs, thus no-one comes back
• Chassis problem
• I grieve, mostly turned over in swindle, being eaten up
• Slow deterioration by being eaten or worn away