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Wrecked, craft turned over and ditched (7)

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I believe the answer is:

trashed

'wrecked' is the definition.
(both can mean damaged or destroyed)

'craft turned over and ditched' is the wordplay.
'craft' becomes 'art' (both can mean cunning or trickery).
'turned over' says the letters should be written backwards.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ditched' becomes 'shed' (shed can mean to ditch or remove).
'art' written backwards gives 'tra'.
'tra'+'shed'='TRASHED'

(Other definitions for trashed that I've seen before include "Vandalised" , "completely taken apart" , "Destroyed" , "Criticised" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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