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Bust, Rodin's last put in park but vandalised (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bankrupt

'bust' is the definition.
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'rodin's last put in park but vandalised' is the wordplay.
'last' suggests the final letters.
'put in' is an insertion indicator.
'vandalised' indicates an anagram.
The last letter of 'rodin' is 'n'.
'park'+'but'='parkbut'
'parkbut' is an anagram of 'bakrupt'.
'n' inserted within 'bakrupt' is 'BANKRUPT'.

(Other definitions for bankrupt that I've seen before include "Insolvent debtor" , "on the rocks" , "By no means" , "Penniless" , "Financially 'bust'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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