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Broken stub, maybe (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

'broken' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'stub maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates an anagram.
'stub' anagrammed gives 'BUST'.

(Other definitions for bust that I've seen before include "Penniless" , "reduced to rubble?" , "Bosom - ruined" , "Sculpture -- ruined" , "Upper body goes bankrupt" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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