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Penniless knight defeated (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

broken

'defeated' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'penniless knight' is the wordplay.
'penniless' becomes 'broke' (I've seen this before).
'knight' becomes 'N' (chess abbreviation).
'broke'+'n'='BROKEN'

(Other definitions for broken that I've seen before include "Shattered, perhaps emotionally" , "Busted, damaged" , "Interrupted; inoperative" , "Fractured, damaged" , "Smashed, in pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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