Mutilate (6)
'mutilate' is the definition.
(defacing is a kind of mutilating)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for deface that I've seen before include "Disfigure, spoil the surface of" , "Deliberately spoil the appearance of something" , "Vandalise" , "Wantonly spoil the look of" , "Mar or spoil the appearance of" .)
'mutilate' is the definition.
(I know that mutilate can be written as mangle)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for mangle that I've seen before include "Device for squeezing water out of clothes" , "Mutilate the old laundry equipment" , "Butcher" , "Wringer - make a mess of" , "rolling-press" .)
'mutilate' is the definition.
(I know that mutilate is a kind of maim)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for maim that I've seen before include "seriously hurt!" , "Injure or harm severely" , "Cripple, mutilate" , "Severely damage" , "Wound and cripple" .)