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Crush strangely alert MP (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trample

'crush' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'strangely alert mp' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'alert'+'mp'='alertmp'
'alertmp' is an anagram of 'TRAMPLE'.

(Other definitions for trample that I've seen before include "Ruthlessly crush -- nut performed a lot (anag)" , "Encroach with violence" , "Heedlessly tread down" , "Tread on, crush" , "Step on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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