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Trophies stolen after Charlie left; this is the result (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upshot

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'charlie left this is the result' is the definition.
'upshot' can be an answer for 'is the result' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the rest of the definition.

'trophies stolen after' is the wordplay.
'trophies' becomes 'ups' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'stolen' becomes 'hot' (stolen goods are 'hot').
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'ups'+'hot'='UPSHOT'

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(Other definitions for upshot that I've seen before include "One killed the albatross" , "Outcome of vertical discharge?" , "increased exposure" , "anti-aircraft fire?" , "Outcome, final result" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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