Tread heavily upon (7)

I believe the answer is:

trample

(Other definitions for trample that I've seen before include "Encroach with violence" , "squash" , "Ruthlessly crush -- nut performed a lot (anag)" , "Crush with the feet" , "Step on" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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