The Clue
Ruining, as a deal (8 letter answer)
The Answer
QUEERING
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Notes
The answer QUEERING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
QUEER as a verb:
1. (thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk) = hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
2. (queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril) = put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position