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Dim Pole disorientated in collapse (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

implode

'collapse' is the definition.
(imploding is a kind of collapsing)

'dim pole disorientated' is the wordplay.
'disorientated' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dim'+'pole'='dimpole'
'dimpole' is an anagram of 'IMPLODE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for implode that I've seen before include "Burst inward" , "Cause to burst inwards" , "Collapse suddenly inwards" , "Violently collapse inwards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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