Spoil - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

(Other definitions for bad that I've seen before include "Ill" , "Harmful" , "not healthy" , "Rotten, evil" , "Severe; of low standard" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Sun, The Independent, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Daily Mail, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and The Times.

'spoil' is the definition.
(I know that spoil can be written as mar)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for mar that I've seen before include "Disfigure" , "Detract from" , "Spoil something" , "Cause harm" , "Spoil, damage" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Sun, The Independent, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Daily Mail, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and The Times.

'spoil' is the definition.
(I know that spoil is a more specific form of ruin)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ruin that I've seen before include "Destruction or bankruptcy" , "building now demolished" , "Destroy; downfall" , "Destroy completely" , "Utter destruction or downfall" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent, the Penny Press, The Independent, The Telegraph and The Mirror.

'spoil' is the definition.
(I know that spoil can be written as impair)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for impair that I've seen before include "Harm" , "Reduce" , "Damage or handicap" , "Make worse or less effective" , "Spoil strength, quality of" .)