Fool with gold, large man, being attacked (9)

I believe the answer is:

assaulted

'being attacked' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fool with gold large man' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'ass' (both can mean a stupid person).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'man' becomes 'ted' (Ted is a man's name).
'ass'+'au'+'l'+'ted'='ASSAULTED'

(Another definition for assaulted that I've seen is " Attacked violently".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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