The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TRASHED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TRASHED
- Elevated works building maliciously ruined
- Ornate thread’s wilfully destroyed
- Criticised intricately-woven threads
- Retro stuff at the Tate the woman had criticised
- Intoxicated Time news chief who acts before thinking?
- Heart’s given out – died, worn out
- Haggard novel in classic, ruined
- Vandalised paintings mounted in front of hut
- Destroyed hut after turning up pictures
- Turned over painter’s work that woman had harshly criticised
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The straight part
We know that "Destroyed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case destroyed = trashed.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TRASHED mean?
TRASHED verb- To discard.
- To make into a mess.
- To beat soundly in a game.
- To disrespect someone or something
- To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
- To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
- To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.
- Drunk.