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Figure in the legend of King Arthur depicted as being responsible for his downfall (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mordred

(Other definitions for mordred that I've seen before include "knight" , "King Arthur's nephew, who abducted Guinevere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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