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Utter defeat (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rout

'utter defeat' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rout that I've seen before include "Rowdy mob" , "Disastrous defeat" , "Defeat utterly" , "Devastating defeat" , "Decisive defeat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Telegraph and The Mirror.
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