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Damaged study by Edward (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dented

'damaged' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'study by edward' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'den' (term for a study or office).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'edward' becomes 'ted' ().
'den'+'ted'='DENTED'

(Other definitions for dented that I've seen before include "made an impression" , "Tended to be depresed" , "Dinged" , "Made depression in through pressure or impact" , "Made small depression in metal surface" .)

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