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Injure badly by beating (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maul

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">injure badly by beating</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for maul that I've seen before include "Wound by scratching and tearing - rugby move" , "Treat roughly; heavy hammer" , "Handle roughly, batter" , "Pummel" , "Loose 10 (in rugby)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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