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Inherited icon -- mate devastated (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

came into

'inherited' is the definition.
('come into' can be a synonym of 'inherit')

'icon mate devastated' is the wordplay.
'devastated' indicates an anagram (devastate literally means destroy or lay waste to).
'icon'+'mate'='iconmate'
'iconmate' is an anagram of 'CAME INTO'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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