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Chap gets consumed and vanquished (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beaten

'vanquished' is the definition.
(beating is a kind of vanquishing)

'chap gets consumed' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'ben' (**).
'gets' indicates putting letters inside (gets can mean captures or absorbs).
'consumed' becomes 'ate' (eating is a kind of consuming).
'ben' going around 'ate' is 'BEATEN'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for beaten that I've seen before include "Trounced" , "Vanquished" , "Failed to win - punished" , "Struck; defeated" , "Defeated or mixed vigorously" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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