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Wound shown by Latin expert and judge (8)

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I believe the answer is:

lacerate

'wound' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'latin expert and judge' is the wordplay.
'latin' becomes 'l'.
'expert' becomes 'ace' (ace is a kind of expert).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'judge' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of judging).
'l'+'ace'+'rate'='LACERATE'

'shown by' is the link.

(Other definitions for lacerate that I've seen before include "Cut, leaving jagged edges" , "Injure be tearing, wound roughly" , "Tear, rip (flesh or skin)" , "Slash" , "Clear tea (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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