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"Whoso beset him round / With dismal stories, / Do but themselves ____; / His strength the more is” (John Bunyan) (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

confound

(Other definitions for confound that I've seen before include "Befuddle, confuse" , "Perplex" , "floor" , "Thwart - baffle" , "Bewilder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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