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Admit EEC prepared to destroy (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decimate

'to destroy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'admit eec prepared' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates anagramming the letters.
'admit'+'eec'='admiteec'
'admiteec' anagrammed gives 'DECIMATE'.

(Other definitions for decimate that I've seen before include "slaughter" , "Medicate (anag.)" , "By killing" , "Wipe out a large number" , "severely cut" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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