Threatened people defeated by first shot (7)

I believe the answer is:

menaced

'threatened' is the definition.
('menace' can be a synonym of 'threaten')

'people defeated by first shot' is the wordplay.
'people' becomes 'men' (men are people).
'defeated by first shot' becomes 'aced'.
'men'+'aced'='MENACED'

(Another definition for menaced that I've seen is " Threatened".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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