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Defeats (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

beats

bests

'defeats' is the definition.
(besting is a kind of defeating)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for bests that I've seen is " Worsts".)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.
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