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Defeat hearing defect (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

floor

'defeat' is the definition.
(e.g. knock to the ground in a fight)

'hearing defect' is the wordplay.
'hearing' shows a homophone (sound like).
'defect' becomes 'flaw' ('flaw' can be a synonym of 'defect').
'flaw' is a homophone of 'FLOOR'.

(Other definitions for floor that I've seen before include "Building's base" , "Dumbfound" , "Sea bottom; baffle" , "Knock down - planking" , "Base of room - storey" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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