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Great loss of pride? Not I (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perdition

'great loss' is the definition.
(perdition could historically mean a severe loss)

'of pride? not i' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates anagramming the letters (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'pride'+'not'+'i'='pridenoti'
'pridenoti' with letters rearranged gives 'PERDITION'.

(Other definitions for perdition that I've seen before include "Irrevocable spiritual ruin" , "Eternal damnation" , "Everlasting punishment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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