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Crushed oddly drab outhouse (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dashed

'crushed' is the definition.
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'oddly drab outhouse' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters.
'outhouse' becomes 'shed' (I've seen this before).
The alternate letters of 'drab' are 'da'.
'da'+'shed'='DASHED'

(Other definitions for dashed that I've seen before include "Thrown down or ran fast" , "Threw down or ran fast" , "Jolly" , "Thrown down as hopes sometimes are" , "Frustrated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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