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Crushing defeat (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rout

'crushing defeat' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rout that I've seen before include "Inflict heavy defeat on" , "Whitewash" , "Rowdy mob" , "Total defeat in battle" , "Drubbing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Universal, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Telegraph, The Times, the USA Today and the L.A. Times Daily.
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