Overcoming a physical attack (7)

I believe the answer is:

beating

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'overcoming' is the definition.
('beat' can be a synonym of 'overcome')

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for beating that I've seen before include "Defeating; thrashing" , "Overcoming (a problem)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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