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Act of taking control of territory by force (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

conquest

(Other definitions for conquest that I've seen before include "leads to defeat" , "Victory, triumph" , "Taking of another's territory" , "occupied territory" , "Catch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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