Beaten off (8)

I believe the answer is:

repulsed

(Other definitions for repulsed that I've seen before include "Driven back in preludes" , "Caused to feel intense aversion" , "spurned" , "Beaten back" .)

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

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