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Drastically affect completed objective (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upend

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'drastically affect' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'completed objective' is the wordplay.
'completed' becomes 'up' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'objective' becomes 'end' (both can mean a purpose).
'up'+'end'='UPEND'

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(Other definitions for upend that I've seen before include "Turn upside-down" , "Turn upside down" , "Stand erect" , "Invert" , "Flip" .)

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