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Beaten Arabs lost an impressive winger (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

albatross

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'an impressive winger' is the definition.
'albatross' can be an answer for 'winger' (albatross is a kind of bird). I'm not certain of the 'an impressive' bit.

'beaten arabs lost' is the wordplay.
'beaten' is an anagram indicator.
'arabs'+'lost'='arabslost'
'arabslost' is an anagram of 'ALBATROSS'.

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(Other definitions for albatross that I've seen before include "Mallemuck" , "As Borstal is adapted for a big bird" , "Large seabird or constant burden" , "Sea bird" , "a mariner had a shot at?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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