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Setter aiding anagram break up (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disintegrate

'break up' is the definition.

'setter aiding anagram' is the wordplay.
'anagram' indicates an anagram.
'setter'+'aiding'='setteraiding'
'setteraiding' is an anagram of 'DISINTEGRATE'.

(Other definitions for disintegrate that I've seen before include "Crumble" , "Lose all cohesion" , "Break into little pieces" , "decay" , "collapse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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