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Discusses how to beat Des up (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

debates

'discusses' is the definition.
(debating is a kind of discussing)

'to beat des up' is the wordplay.
'up' indicates anagramming the letters (letters get chucked up).
'beat'+'des'='beatdes'
'beatdes' with letters rearranged gives 'DEBATES'.

'how' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for debates that I've seen before include "Discusses" , "Formal discussions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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