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Beat up at last! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

larrup

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'beat' is the definition.
(larruping is a kind of beating)

'up at last' is the wordplay.
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'last' becomes 'larr' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'up' after 'larr' is 'LARRUP'.

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(Other definitions for larrup that I've seen before include "Flog" , "Hit hard" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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