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Saw how badly he bled (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beheld

'saw' is the definition.
(beholding is a kind of seeing)

'badly he bled' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'he'+'bled'='hebled'
'hebled' with letters rearranged gives 'BEHELD'.

'how' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for beheld that I've seen before include "watched" , "Laid eyes on" , "Seen" , "Saw or observed in olden times" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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