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Defeat (4)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">defeat</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that beat is a kind of defeat)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for beat that I've seen before include "Rhythmic musical unit" , "police course" , "Policeman's route; strike" , "buffet" , "Get the better of in competition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The Independent, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph, the USA Today, the Penny Press, The Times, the Universal and the King Feature Syndicate.
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