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So other reef gets damaged (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

therefore

'so' is the definition.
(I know that so can be written as therefore)

'other reef gets damaged' is the wordplay.
'gets damaged' is an anagram indicator.
'other'+'reef'='otherreef'
'otherreef' is an anagram of 'THEREFORE'.

(Other definitions for therefore that I've seen before include "as result" , "Consequently - for that reason" , "It follows" , "In consequence" , "Ergo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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