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'Brilliant' star daughter somehow spoilt (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

defaced

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'somehow spoilt' is the definition.
'defaced' can be an answer for 'spoilt' (defacing is a kind of spoiling). I'm unsure of the 'somehow' bit.

'brilliant star daughter' is the wordplay.
'brilliant' becomes 'def' (I've seen this before).
'star' becomes 'ace' (synonyms).
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'def'+'ace'+'d'='DEFACED'

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(Other definitions for defaced that I've seen before include "made to look bad" , "Spoiled or damaged the surface of" , "Blemished" , "Spoiled the appearance of" , "Disfigured" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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