Crushed (by the powerful) (11)

I believe the answer is:

downtrodden

(Other definitions for downtrodden that I've seen before include "Subservient" , "Oppressed or treated badly by someone in power" , "Oppressed by people in power" , "Subjugated" , "exploited?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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