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Intimidated and overcome with energy in colour (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

browbeaten

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'intimidated' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'overcome with energy in colour' is the wordplay.
'overcome' becomes 'beaten' (synonyms).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'energy in colour' becomes 'brow' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'beaten' after 'brow' is 'BROWBEATEN'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for browbeaten that I've seen before include "Intimidated" , "Bullied" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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