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Waste away, having won a cup (7)

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I believe the answer is:

atrophy

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'waste away' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a cup' is the wordplay.
'cup' becomes 'trophy' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'trophy'='ATROPHY'

'having won' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for atrophy that I've seen before include "Become weak and die away through lack of use" , "Waste away through under-nourishment or lack of use" , "Decline" , "Decay" , "Waste away - sounds like a sporting award" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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