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Total loss (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

write-off

'total loss' is the definition.
(I know that total loss can be written as write-off)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for write-off that I've seen before include "Cancel, a debt perhaps" , "To destroy irredeemably" , "Send a letter - complete failure" , "Article beyond repair" , "Give up on, recognise as lost like bad debt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Times and The Sunday Times.
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