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Cause (someone) to lose his hearing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deafen

(Other definitions for deafen that I've seen before include "Cause loss of hearing to (someone)" , "Noisily overwhelm" , "Make unable to hear" , "Render hard of hearing" , "Render unable to hear" .)

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