Took down, in a way

I believe the answer is:

slew

(Other definitions for slew that I've seen before include "Killed in literary way" , "Cut down" , "Large amount - killed intentionally" , "Suddenly turn" , "Violently killed" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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