Canals have suffered in falls (10)
I believe the answer is:
avalanches
'falls' is the definition.
(avalanching is a kind of falling)
'canals have suffered' is the wordplay.
'suffered' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'suffering' mean this).
'canals'+'have'='canalshave'
'canalshave' with letters rearranged gives 'AVALANCHES'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Another definition for avalanches that I've seen is " Unstoppable destroyers".)
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