Devastating winger hit shot (9)

I believe the answer is:

withering

'devastating' is the definition.
('withering' can be a synonym of 'devastating')

'winger hit shot' is the wordplay.
'shot' indicates anagramming the letters.
'winger'+'hit'='wingerhit'
'wingerhit' anagrammed gives 'WITHERING'.

(Other definitions for withering that I've seen before include "Supercilious" , "Devastating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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