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Destroy his model accidentally (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

demolish

'destroy' is the definition.
(I know that demolish is a more specific form of destroy)

'his model accidentally' is the wordplay.
'accidentally' is an anagram indicator (a chaotic or accidental ordering of the letters).
'his'+'model'='hismodel'
'hismodel' is an anagram of 'DEMOLISH'.

(Other definitions for demolish that I've seen before include "Pull or tear down" , "Bulldoze" , "Break down" , "Raze to the ground" , "Destroy completely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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