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Record destroyed? That's an insult (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

put down

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'insult' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for put down that I've seen before include "Slight" , "Quell; snub" , "crushing snub" , "Write" , "Record - suppress - disparage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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