The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEFEAT
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More clues leading to the result DEFEAT
- Quick to admit each trouncing
- Worst or best of excellent scoff
- Scoff after remarkable thrashing
- Bored, it’s suggested? Take down Waterloo
- Skilful wrapping each in foil
- Handy being able to accommodate each loss
- Brilliant to start with, then have failure
- Overcome death nearly with heart of iron
- Fed up with European alternative technology failure
- Overthrow annulment
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The straight part
We know that "trouncing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case trouncing = defeat.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DEFEAT mean?
DEFEAT verb- To overcome in battle or contest.
- To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
- To nullify
- The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
- The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
- Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; nullification.
- Destruction, ruin.