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One is beaten resoundingly (and repeatedly?) (3-3)

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I believe the answer is:

tam-tam

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'one is beaten' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for tam-tam that I've seen before include "Large metal gong" , "Large musical gong" , "Percussion instrument" , "Large orch. gong" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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