Destroy or Eliminate a Large Percentage of

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Pet Shop, Group 343, Puzzle 3 (Dog Shampoo).

Question is: Destroy or Eliminate a Large Percentage of

and the answer is: DECIMATE

Word Meaning:

DECIMATE — (archaic) To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.

Definitions from Wiktionary.