Suffered the effects of cuts in Wimbledon (4)

I believe the answer is:

bled

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'suffered the effects of cuts' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'in wimbledon' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'BLED' can be found hidden inside 'wimbledon'.

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(Other definitions for bled that I've seen before include "Lost blood" , "Extracted blood as treatment" , "Haemorrhaged" , "Seeped (into an adjoining colour)" , "Showed effects of injury" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.

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