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Disfigure chap, breaking leg (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mangle

'disfigure' is the definition.
(I know that mangle is a type of disfigure)

'chap breaking leg' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'man' (chap can mean a man).
'breaking' indicates an anagram.
'leg' with letters rearranged gives 'gle'.
'man'+'gle'='MANGLE'

(Other definitions for mangle that I've seen before include "Mutilate, disfigure" , "Machine that uses rollers to press" , "Old-fashioned laundry appliance" , "Old device for wringing clothes" , "Mutilate - clothes wringer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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