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Force almost destroyed? That’s rubbish (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flotsam

'rubbish' is the definition.
(flotsam is wreckage from a ship)

'force almost destroyed?' is the wordplay.
'force' becomes 'F' (symbol used in Physics e.g. f=ma).
'destroyed?' indicates an anagram.
'almost' with letters rearranged gives 'lotsam'.
'f'+'lotsam'='FLOTSAM'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for flotsam that I've seen before include "Wreckage found floating" , "Vagrants" , "The floating wreckage of a ship" , "Detritus" , "Things found floating from a ship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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