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That woman taken in by father, ruined (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dashed

'ruined' is the definition.

'that woman taken in by father' is the wordplay.
'that woman' becomes 'she' (I've seen this before).
'taken in by' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'father' becomes 'dad' (dad is a kind of father).
'she' going within 'dad' is 'DASHED'.

(Other definitions for dashed that I've seen before include "completely spoiled" , "Frustrated" , "Rushed headlong" , "Rushed; destroyed" , "Thrown down as hopes sometimes are" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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