A crushing remark you consign to paper (3-4)

I believe the answer is:

put-down

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'a crushing remark' is the definition.
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I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for put-down that I've seen before include "Humiliating remark" , "Snub" , "Crushing remark" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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