MAULED

Set to 4 different clues across 5 published puzzles, most often “Roughed up” — The New York Times, Saturday, 13 December 2003.

6 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Roughed up2 times
The New York Times — Saturday, 13 December 2003
Beaten badlyonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 21 January 1999
Hardly treated with kid glovesonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 12 September 1998
Bear-clawedonce
The New York Times — Friday, 12 December 1997