Went down, as hearts or ships (4)

I believe the answer is:

sank

(Other definitions for sank that I've seen before include "Fell to the bottom" , "(Of ship) went down" , "Scuttled" , "Foundered" , "Subsided" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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