Raised, it's said, only to be demolished (5)

I believe the answer is:

rased

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(Other definitions for rased that I've seen before include "brought low" , "Flattened to the ground" , "Destroyed, tore down to the ground" , "totally devastated" , "Levelled to the ground" .)

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