### Clue: Less inclined to give praise (7)
### Answer: FLATTER 
 ### Explanation: Definition: give praise
  More flat,*less inclined*,less slanting.  "Flat" is used here in the sense of being horizontal, with an inclination of zero degrees, eg. flat on the floor.  Not to be confused with "flat" to mean smooth, without projections – such a surface could be both flat and inclined.