Luvvie, attacked by bee crossing river, hobbled (9)

I believe the answer is:

hamstrung

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'hobbled' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I don't see how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for hamstrung that I've seen before include "Crippled" , "Made ineffective" , "Stymied" , "restricted" , "Powerless" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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