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Blast barrier before end of construction (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damn

'blast' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'barrier before end of construction' is the wordplay.
'barrier' becomes 'dam' (dam is a kind of barrier).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'end of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'construction' is 'n'.
'dam'+'n'='DAMN'

(Other definitions for damn that I've seen before include "Censure" , "Condemn as worthless" , "Mild expletive" , "hang" , "Blast!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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