Cause the downfall of (9)

I believe the answer is:

overthrow

(Other definitions for overthrow that I've seen before include "Fall" , "Unexpected run" , "Vanquish" , "Dethrone or oust" , "chance of another run" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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