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Accomplishment, indeed, yet is beaten (8)

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I believe the answer is:

defeated

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'is beaten' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'accomplishment indeed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'accomplishment' could be 'feat' (feat is a kind of accomplishment) and 'feat' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'deed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'yet' is the link.

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(Other definitions for defeated that I've seen before include "Whacked" , "foiled" , "Trounced" , "Beat; beaten" , "thwarted" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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