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Demon wind damage (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impair

'damage' is the definition.
(impairing is a kind of damaging)

'demon wind' is the wordplay.
'demon' becomes 'imp' (I've seen this before).
'wind' becomes 'air' (air is a kind of wind).
'imp'+'air'='IMPAIR'

(Other definitions for impair that I've seen before include "Hinder" , "blunt" , "Hobble" , "Spoil, degrade" , "Harm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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