The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BLIGHTED
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More clues leading to the result BLIGHTED
- Injured captain who lost control, oddly trendy
- Ruined by insight into plot
- Plot to enclose land that’s spoilt
- Land in part of garden that’s ruined
- Bulb in garden plot diseased
- Spoilt socialite girl once set about keeping delicate
- Day in bed ruined
- Damaged garden fences easily moved
- Ray is sick, is infected
- Bed[lamp] inside is spoilt
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The straight part
We know that "Damaged" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case damaged = blighted.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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Crossword Answer definitions
BLIGHTED verb- To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.
- To suffer blight.
- To spoil or ruin (something).
- Having suffered a blight
- Having caused to suffer a blight
- Ruined, spoiled