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Level men about town (7)

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destroy

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'level' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for destroy that I've seen before include "Ruin or defeat roundly" , "Soundly defeat" , "Flatten" , "Demolish; pull down" , "put to death" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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