Abused as me, socialist like Corbyn? (7)

I believe the answer is:

smeared

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'corbyn?' is the definition.
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'abused as me socialist' is the wordplay.
'abused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'socialist' becomes 'red' (socialism is often associated with the colour red).
'as'+'me'='asme'
'asme' is an anagram of 'smea'.
'smea'+'red'='SMEARED'

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(Other definitions for smeared that I've seen before include "Bedaubed" , "Daubed" , "Wiped across" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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