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Once in Berlin House, Edward was knocked out (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exhausted

'knocked out' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'once in berlin house edward' is the wordplay.
'once' becomes 'ex'.
'in berlin house' becomes 'haus' ('house' in German).
'edward' becomes 'ted'.
'ex'+'haus'+'ted'='EXHAUSTED'

'was' is the link.

(Other definitions for exhausted that I've seen before include "Complete fatigued" , "spent" , "Dead-beat" , "All in, really tired" , "Worn out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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