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Damage pitch with mud and water (6)

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I believe the answer is:

marshy

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'mud and water' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'damage pitch' is the wordplay.
'damage' becomes 'mar' (to mar is to spoil or damage).
'pitch' becomes 'shy' (I've seen this before).
'mar'+'shy'='MARSHY'

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(Other definitions for marshy that I've seen before include "Bog-like" , "Not solidly grounded" , "Like swamps" , "(Of ground) wet" , "Boggy; waterlogged" .)

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