Rot from Piers, drunken husband (6)

I believe the answer is:

perish

(Other definitions for perish that I've seen before include "come to grief" , "Die; decay" , "Shuffle off this mortal coil" , "Wither or die" , "fall" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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