Bet better than badly bloated mug (10)
I believe the answer is:
outgambled
'better than badly bloated mug' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'bet' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'bet' could be 'gambled' (I've seen this before) and 'gambled' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'out' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
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I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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