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The phrase "a bit less of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to indicate a slight decrease in an amount or quantity. For example, "I need a bit less of sugar in my coffee."
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A bit less of a mouthful.
There was still smiling, just a bit less of it.
"It would make things a bit less of a lottery".
Instead it's a bit more of this, a bit less of that.
A bit less of this sort of starchy fare would help.
They might go to teach somewhere that's a bit less of an emotional challenge".
"Although maybe I have a bit less of a killer instinct than Alistair".
"I wish there had been a bit less of me in it," she said.
Of course crime happens everywhere; there might even be a bit less of it in Japan than elsewhere.
But is there a better balance to be struck: more openness there, a bit less of it here?
On Friday it emerged that a bit less of a performance was actually happening on the stage.
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