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Beaten by a sterling fellow (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pounded

'beaten' is the definition.
('pound' can be a synonym of 'beat')

'by a sterling fellow' is the wordplay.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'a sterling' becomes 'pound'.
'fellow' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'pound' next to 'ed' is 'POUNDED'.

(Another definition for pounded that I've seen is " Thumped".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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