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Was furious about a victory, devastated (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ravaged

'devastated' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'was furious about a victory' is the wordplay.
'was furious' becomes 'raged' (I've seen this in other clues).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'victory' becomes 'v'.
'a'+'v'='av'
'raged' enclosing 'av' is 'RAVAGED'.

(Other definitions for ravaged that I've seen before include "with wrecked appearance" , "laid waste" , "Devastated, having suffered great damage" , "Despoiled and pillaged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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