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Be awfully neat when thrashed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beaten

'thrashed' is the definition.
('beat' can be a synonym of 'thrash')

'be awfully neat' is the wordplay.
'awfully' is an anagram indicator.
'neat' with letters rearranged gives 'aten'.
'be'+'aten'='BEATEN'

'when' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for beaten that I've seen before include "Defeated or mixed vigorously" , "Struck; defeated" , "Thrashed or whisked" , "Describes a path much trodden" , "Defeated or hit repeatedly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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