Disfigurement left by a gash (4)

I believe the answer is:

scar

(Other definitions for scar that I've seen before include "One left after having wound" , "brand" , "sign of damage" , "Fish" , "Blemish - cicatrix" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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