Crossword Genius

Humiliation as Sam beaten badly (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abasement

'humiliation' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'sam beaten badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator (letters in the wrong order).
'sam'+'beaten'='sambeaten'
'sambeaten' is an anagram of 'ABASEMENT'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abasement that I've seen before include "shame" , "Discredit" , "that one humbly displays" , "demeaning" , "belittling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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