Retracts blade roughly, showing damage from conflict (6-7)

I believe the answer is:

battle-scarred

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'retracts blade roughly showing damage from conflict' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'retracts blade roughly' is the wordplay.
'roughly' is an anagram indicator.
'retracts'+'blade'='retractsblade'
'retractsblade' is an anagram of 'BATTLE-SCARRED'.

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(Other definitions for battle-scarred that I've seen before include "Damaged in warfare" , "War-torn" , "Visibly wounded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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