Slug And Half-Heartedly Or Completely Destroy

[Carelvt]

5 letters. Pattern: ??T?? Thank you

[dannyk13]

Total

[Baldric]

MOTIF

[Baldric]

Danny's got it, I should have read the title properly

[factor-fiction]

Tot+al
I'm not sure I understand the word 'destroy' in the clue though

[Mamyalynne]

To total is to wipe out.

[dannyk13]

Total = destroy

[factor-fiction]

Thanks mamya- I didn't know that. Is that the street slang you use in Bolton or is that a formal meaning?

[chelle7272]

to total something is to completely destroy it
if completely was the definition the answer would be totally

[Carelvt]

I have looked at total but was not sure how it fit in with the rest of the clue, but i will try it for now - thank you

[Mamyalynne]

Cheeky Factor, it is a proper definition.

[chelle7272]

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to·tal (ttl)

adj.


v.tr.
1. To determine the total of; add up.
2. To equal a total of; amount to.
3. To wreck completely; demolish: survived the crash but totaled the car.
v.intr.

[dannyk13]

Sorry Chelle but the words completely destroy are in the clue and taken together = total

[factor-fiction]

Thanks chelle.
Totaled not totalled then?
I assumed it came from from motor insurance term 'total loss' but would have said it was slang, so maybe it's been around for longer in other contexts.
I'll look it up after lunch to see when it was first used

[factor-fiction]

danny- i think chelle was referring to my post at 11:59

[chelle7272]

Thanks factor yes I was

[Baldric]

You don't normally look at tht title for the clue, do you?
I saw Pattern, ??T??, ergo Motif :o(