Defeat comprehensively (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">defeat comprehensively</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rout that I've seen before include "Scatter on tour" , "Easy victory (or defeat)" , "Crushing defeat" , "Overwhelming victory" , "Defeat utterly" .)
(Other definitions for trounce that I've seen before include "Thump" , "Slaughter" , "Thoroughly defeat" , "Rout" , "National flower of South Africa" .)