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Beat banned party (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outdo

'beat' is the definition.
(I know this)

'banned party' is the wordplay.
'banned' becomes 'out'.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'out'+'do'='OUTDO'

(Other definitions for outdo that I've seen before include "Surpass - overshadow - excel" , "Overcome" , "Be better in performance (than another person)" , "Beat" , "Surpass, go one better than" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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