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Aswan deteriorates? Here's compensation! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damages

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'compensation' is the definition.
(damages is a kind of compensation)

'aswan deteriorates?' is the wordplay.
'aswan' becomes 'dam' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'deteriorates?' becomes 'ages' (ageing is a kind of deteriorating).
'dam'+'ages'='DAMAGES'

'here's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for damages that I've seen before include "Hurts" , "Money awarded as compensation" , "Harms" , "Moneys paid as compensation for an injury" , "weakens" .)

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