Meet an untimely end (6)

I believe the answer is:

perish

(Other definitions for perish that I've seen before include "Waste away" , "Rot or suffer untimely death" , "Go off" , "Suffer complete ruin or destruction" , "Deteriorate, rot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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