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Is defeated (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loses

'is defeated' is the definition.
(to lose is to be defeated)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for loses that I've seen before include "Goes down" , "Fails to win" , "Misoplaces" , "Misplaces" , "Mislays or is defeated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Wall Street Journal.
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