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Ravage (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lay waste

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ravage</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for lay waste that I've seen before include "Make desolate" , "wreak devastation" , "Destroy, leave in ruins" , "Raze, destroy buildings, crops etc" , "Destroy, ravage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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