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King comes to a place no longer able to function (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kaput

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'no longer able to function' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'king comes to a place' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'comes to' says to put letters next to each other.
'place' becomes 'put' (synonyms).
'k'+'a'+'put'='KAPUT'

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(Other definitions for kaput that I've seen before include "Broken, put out of use" , "Broken down irretrievably" , "No longer functioning" , "Broken and useless" , "Out of order,or broken, from German" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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