Beaten in a contest or battle (8)

I believe the answer is:

defeated

(Other definitions for defeated that I've seen before include "thwarted" , "Trounced" , "Thrashed" , "Won victory over" , "Beat; beaten" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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