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Humiliation without recognisable features? (4,2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loss of face

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

'without recognisable features?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'features?' could be 'face' (facial features) and 'face' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for loss of face that I've seen is " Humiliation".)

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