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Spoil game at home (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ruin

'spoil' is the definition.
(ruining is a kind of spoiling)

'game at home' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'ru' (rugby union).
'at home' becomes 'in' ('in' can be similar in meaning to 'at home').
'ru'+'in'='RUIN'

(Other definitions for ruin that I've seen before include "Wrecked building" , "Devastate" , "Dilapidated building" , "state of collapse" , "Catastrophe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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