Modest men daily get abused (8)

I believe the answer is:

maidenly

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'modest men daily get abused' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'men daily get abused' is the wordplay.
'get abused' is an anagram indicator (the order of letters is damaged or abused).
'men'+'daily'='mendaily'
'mendaily' anagrammed gives 'MAIDENLY'.

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(Other definitions for maidenly that I've seen before include "Befitting a young woman" , "Like young female" , "Virginal" , "like a girl" , "(Of a young woman) gentle and modest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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