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Having lived, died with mark of beating (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dwelt

'having lived' is the definition.
(to dwell somewhere is to live there)

'died with mark of beating' is the wordplay.
'died' becomes 'd' (abbreviation next to the year of someone's death).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'mark of beating' becomes 'welt' (welt can mean a mark or scar).
'd'+'welt'='DWELT'

(Other definitions for dwelt that I've seen before include "Remained" , "Focused anxiously" , "brooded" , "Lived (in a place)" , "Lived in, musically in marbe halls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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