What does the cryptic crossword clue "Against accepting defeat? One’s in the soup (7)" mean?

The definition is "soup". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). ROUT (synonym="defeat") in CON (synonym="against") = CROUTON; definition: "One's in the soup" The answer is CROUTON.

Against accepting defeat? One’s in the soup (7)

Guardian Cryptic #28995 | 24 Across | 2023-02-16 flower

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