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Buzz lost blood and is abashed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

humbled

'is abashed' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'buzz lost blood' is the wordplay.
'buzz' becomes 'hum' (synonyms).
'lost blood' becomes 'bled' ('bleed' can be a synonym of 'lose blood').
'hum'+'bled'='HUMBLED'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for humbled that I've seen before include "Crushed" , "Brought low" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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