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Val literally a wrecker! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vandal

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'wrecker' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'val literally a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for vandal that I've seen before include "He breaks things wantonly" , "Person causing destruction to property" , "Yahoo" , "Deliberate destroyer" , "One who maliciously causes damage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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