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Crushing defeat (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rout

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">crushing defeat</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for rout that I've seen before include "Inflict heavy defeat on" , "Whitewash" , "Rowdy mob" , "Total defeat in battle" , "Drubbing" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Guardian, the New York Times, the Universal, The Mirror, The Telegraph, the L.A. Times Daily, The Times and the Wall Street Journal.
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