Injure seriously, leaving permanent disfigurement (4)

I believe the answer is:

maim

(Other definitions for maim that I've seen before include "Injure causing permanent damage" , "Wound and cripple" , "Injure or harm severely" , "Injure and cripple" , "Wound, injure, harm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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