Beyond repair (5)

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kaput

'beyond repair' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for kaput that I've seen before include "Conked out" , "No longer functioning" , "Completely broken down" , "Broken or finished - in Germany" , "Broken - no longer working" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

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