Crossword Genius

Ruin in Dorset Yankee rebuilt (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

destroy

'ruin' is the definition.
(I know that ruin can be written as destroy)

'dorset yankee rebuilt' is the wordplay.
'yankee' becomes 'Y' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'rebuilt' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dorset'+'y'='dorsety'
'dorsety' is an anagram of 'DESTROY'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for destroy that I've seen before include "Flatten" , "Demolish; pull down" , "Completely ruin" , "Ruin; pull down" , "Ruin, put an end to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app