Maim (8)
'maim' is the definition.
(mutilating is a kind of maiming)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for mutilate that I've seen before include "Injure severely" , "Severely damage" , "9 across (anag)" , "Damage very seriously" , "Maim or disfigure" .)
'maim' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for disable that I've seen before include "Stop working" , "Prevent" , "Deactivate" , "Handicap" , "For hamstring" .)
'maim' is the definition.
(crippling is a kind of maiming)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for cripple that I've seen before include "Incapacitate" , "Make lame" , "damage" , "Sabotage" , "Disable - lame person" .)
(Another definition for knobble that I've seen is " Small hard swelling".)