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Crushing defeat (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rout

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rout that I've seen before include "Inflict heavy defeat on" , "Whitewash" , "Rowdy mob" , "Total defeat in battle" , "Drubbing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the USA Today, The Times, the L.A. Times Daily, the New York Times, The Guardian, the Wall Street Journal and The Telegraph.
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