Killed unlawfully (8)

I believe the answer is:

murdered

(Other definitions for murdered that I've seen before include "Demurred about being killed" , "Killed with premeditation" , "Done in" , "Unlawfully killed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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