The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SABOTAGED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SABOTAGED
- Clogdeliberately ruined
- Wrecked boats terribly old
- Wrecked bodegas at resorts
- Ruined a good journalist after reckless boast
- Wise decision primarily to have the rickety boat scuttled
- Rickety boats, are old and scuttled
- Damaged boat repaired by expert all around on date
- ‘Wrecked boat at sea’ framed by artist retrospectively
- Hobbled wise guy takes damaged boat down
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The straight part
We know that "deliberately ruined" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case deliberately ruined = sabotaged.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SABOTAGED mean?
SABOTAGED verb- To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.