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She drops the man with pride broken, finding rest (6)

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I believe the answer is:

spider

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'rest' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'she drops the man with pride broken' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'she' could be 'de' and 'de' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'finding' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for spider that I've seen before include "Arachnid - snooker rest" , "Cue rest; arachnid" , "Rest for a cue (with eight legs?)" , "Eight-legged creatures" , "A crawler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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