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A setback for Aries that will be detrimental (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mar

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'aries that will be detrimental' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'a setback' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'mr' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mar that I've seen before include "Spoil stuff" , "Ruin" , "Detract from" , "wreck" , "Spoil something" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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