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Supposition destroyed her toy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

theory

'supposition' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'destroyed her toy' is the wordplay.
'destroyed' is an anagram indicator.
'her'+'toy'='hertoy'
'hertoy' with letters rearranged gives 'THEORY'.

(Other definitions for theory that I've seen before include "Proposition, thesis" , "Principle on which practice is based" , "Hypothesis or concept" , "Supposition or idea" , "Unproven explanation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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