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Spoils the nearby world (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mars

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This could be a double definition.

'spoils' is the first definition.
('mar' can be a synonym of 'spoil')

'nearby world' is the second definition.
'Mars' can be an answer for 'world' (another planet). I'm not sure about the 'nearby' bit.

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mars that I've seen before include "one associated with war" , "part of suite" , "Possibly pollutes" , "Roman war god; planet" , "Next planet out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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