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Defeat by a big margin (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maul

(Other definitions for maul that I've seen before include "Heavy hammer for driving piles" , "Claw in loose scrum" , "Maltreat roughly" , "beetle" , "Injure by pawing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.
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