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Hit barrier with scooter having left motorway (8)

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I believe the answer is:

walloped

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'hit barrier with scooter having left motorway' is the definition.
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'barrier with scooter having left motorway' is the wordplay.
'barrier' becomes 'wall' (a wall acts as a barrier).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'scooter' becomes 'moped' (I've seen this in another clue).
'having left' is a deletion indicator.
'motorway' becomes 'M' (as in motorway names - M1, M4 etc).
'moped' with 'm' removed is 'oped'.
'wall'+'oped'='WALLOPED'

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(Other definitions for walloped that I've seen before include "Hit hard" , "affected by strikes?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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